Idem and Sensini: two Italian myths

Iosefa Idem and Alessandra Sensini are certainly two myths of Italian sport. Not only have they won so much in their athletic career but at the age of 47 and 42 years are again to be protagonists of tLondon 2012. The question that should concern everyone is where they find the will and strength to continue to be who they are. We are faced with two outstanding examples, endurance sports in which the consumption of the body is exhausting, are the living proof, if ever proof were needed, that there are no male or female sports, and finally show that the inner motivation can be a bottomless reservoir that continues to give energy and meaning to what began as simply the desire to excel through the youthful passion for sports.