Iyana: “Two very important things for me come together: the National Team and my house”

Iyana Martinpoint guard of the Spanish team, highlighted this Monday the excitement that makes him return home, Oviedoto compete with ‘La Familia’ in the Group J qualifying duel for the Eurobasket 2027 before the Republic Czech at the Sports Palace.

“A lot of encouragement, in the end two very important things come together for me, the Spanish team and my home, my people. But as Miguel says, calmly, to take the positive from being here, to enjoy and win, of course,” he said in an appearance before the media after training.

The 20-year-old girl was born in Oviedo and was trained in the lower categories of the Asturian Center and the Oviedo Club of Basketballbefore taking the leap, at 14, to the training academy 21st century in Barcelona.

For this reason, she recalled her years of training at the Pumarín sports center, where the Spanish team held several training sessions: “In the end it is a pavilion in which I spent hours when I was younger before leaving for the 21st century. They are memories from my childhood that are precious. I have spent moments with people that I love very much today in this pavilion. It makes me very happy to be back with the national team,” she said.

In the same way, he valued the facilities of the Sports Palacewhere this Tuesday, Spain He will begin his journey towards the European Championship against the Czech Republic.

“I hadn’t seen it inside yet. It’s great set up. We’re very happy, everyone has been surprised. We’re very happy to be here, me especially. Looking forward to enjoying tomorrow’s game,” she said.

After the great performance of the Miguel Mendez in the past Worldwhich ended with a bronze medal and with Iyana chosen in the ideal quintet of the competition, the player pointed out that now is the time to “find herself again” and “recover” her “identity.”

“It’s a game to rediscover those sensations with which we ended the game.” Worldwhich were very beautiful. But it also came from a month of very hard work and a lot of sacrifice from everyone. Now is a time to meet again and recover that identity that characterized us so much and there is no better way than competing,” he analyzed.

For this reason, he wanted to make it clear that despite the “special” aspect of playing in Oviedo and with its people “nearby”, it is still a basketball game in which they must fight for victory.

On the other hand, she pointed out that she has already recovered from the trauma to the thumb of her right hand that she suffered a month ago: “Much better. I was already able to play the last two games with my club before coming here, very happy. They have taken great care of me. The recovery has been positive. I am happy that it was not so serious.”

He also had words for his countrywoman Marta Suarezwho after a bothersome injury to his left hand, will not be able to debut with the Spain shirt in front of his people.

“I feel bad, I told her. Sport sometimes has these things, but its time will come. We can’t wait any longer to see her here with us. Basketball will surely return it to her,” she concluded.