2024-08-31 19:46:33
What excitement and pride we get from the first national racket! The selected one Ana Gabriela Martinez won the silver medal in it 2024 World Racquetball Championships which is celebrated in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Ana Gabriela continues to fill us with pride and emotion in each tournament she competes in and now in San Antonio, Texas was no exception when celebrating the world runner-up. Below we will tell you how the championship went and what other achievements the Guatemalan athlete and her teammates had. What a joke!
2024 World Championship: Ana Gabriela Martinez won silver medal
The Guatemalan delegation participated in the XXII IRF World Championship which was held in San Antonio, Texas from Friday, August 23 to Friday, August 31, 2024, where they shone by harvesting three medals, one plata individual and two bronzes es women’s doubles y mixed doublesin a championship that included the participation of athletes from all over the world.
Guatemala was represented in the women’s branch by Ana Gabriela and Maria Renee Rodriguezwhile in the male branch Edwin Galicia, Juan Jose Salvatierra and José Cáceres, who gave their all in every match.
Ana Gabriela’s path to the grand final
The first national racket managed to qualify for the grand final after several intense matches. Round of 16 won 3-1 with partial scores of 11-5; 9-11; 11-7 and 11-2 against the American Key. Then in rooms defeated Mexican Montserrat Mejia 3-0. Then in semi-finals won 3-1 against Chilean Carla Muñoz, thus achieving qualification for match for the crown.
The time has come to fight the world title and it was against the Mexican Paola Longoria, who has always been a difficult rival to beat, but with whom she has shared epic finals. This is how the match for the title was experienced gold medal which was won by Longoria, who won 3-1, with partial scores of 11-5, 6-11, 11-9 and 12-10.
Bronze medals at the World Championships
The Guatemalan participation It was a great success and the delegation confirmed it by winning two bronze medals, the first was achieved in women’s doubles with the duo of Ana Gabriela and María Renée Rodríguez against the Mexicans Herrera and Montserrat Mejía from Mexico. With the defeat in the semifinals, Guatemala was awarded the bronze.
While the bronze in mixed doubles arrived for Ana Gabriela’s partner and Edwin Galiciawho advanced to semi-finalsbut they fell to the American pair Scott and De la Rosa, although they went up to the podium to celebrate because they are in a World Cup. What a joke!
The triumphs of Ana Gabriela and Guatemala are a sign of her dedication and love for the sport, to which she returned after an injury to show that she continues to want to continue among the best in the world and she demonstrated it this Thursday, August 29, 2024, where she fought for every point to be able to keep the silver medal. Thank you to the entire delegation for their dedication!
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