2024-07-14 07:34:05
The ten-year-old skater took third place at the Pan American Skating Championships in Ibagué, Colombia.
The figure skater Agustina Mendezonly 10 years old, had a great performance in the Pan American Artistic Skating Championship in Ibagué, Colombia, where he won the bronze medal after finishing third in the competition.
The young athlete from the Estación Central commune made a valuable presentation in front of 12 competitors from different countries of the continent. In fact, was just one point behind the champion.
Agustina Méndez continues to position Chile at the top of skating
“She was the youngest in terms of age, who came from Chile. The other girls are going to be 12. Agustina just turned 10. By rule, she shouldn’t be here, she’s only been in her category for six months, but She is a little ahead and managed to position herself on the podium even with other older girls,” exposed to THE DYNAMO, Johanna Loyola, mother of the skater.
After finishing her performance, which earned her third place in the competition, Loyola said that “everyone was amazed by her presentation, her poise, her charisma. They highlighted her jumps and that she looked very self-assured. “People were very excited.”
Along these lines, Agustina Méndez’s mother expressed the enormous pride she feels in accompanying her daughter in her meteoric and promising career.
“As parents we are very proud to see her so little fighting for a placebecause more than beating someone with a name and surname, she strives to win. She loves this sport, it is her passion and she shows it on the track”held.
Now, his next challenge will be the South American Championship in this category, since Méndez already participated in the qualifying competitions, obtaining first place. To do so, He reiterated the need for support and to find sponsors to cover the athlete’s travel expenses. in the next competitions in which he represents Chile.