The triumph of the boyacense Andrea Ramirez in the taekwondo championship of the Central American and Caribbean GamesHe is one of those who remain for history, not only because of the way he did it but also because of his forcefulness, security and the rival he beat.
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The Colombian came back from a difficult fight against the Mexican Daniela Souza, former world champion, to hang the medal of gold in the 49 kilos category.
In a fight between two of the best fighters in the world today, Ramírez and Souza fought a very technical duel and faced it with intelligence, but the Mexican, With a kick to the face of the Colombian, she took the first round 3-0. A small blink was costly for the national taewondo player.
ANDREA RAMIREZ 🥇! What a way to come back to win the gold medal in the last two seconds of the fight 🥋 pic.twitter.com/0EfE1YsIjt
— Colombian Sport 🇨🇴 (@DeportColombia) July 5, 2023
The sogamoseña was very patient in the second round; after a minute of actions he went ahead 2-0 and from there he waited for his rival and took advantage of his desperation to, with a string of impacts, take advantage 9-2. She was solid and she showed courage.
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And the third episode, the definitive one, was like a movie, with a lot of study and strategy; Souza hit the bib and took a 2-0 lead, but with 35 seconds left in the fight the Colombian closed in and at the last second she landed a spinning kick to her opponent’s head and took the 4-2 victory to secure the gold medal in a match held at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, of the alternate venue, in Santo DomingoDominican Republic.
Colombia, on the day, won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze on the first date of combat.
Ramírez is the greatest exponent of this sports discipline in the country and was trained at the International Center for High Performance Taekwondo, Ciart, Sogamosounder the leadership of the department’s League coach and national coach, maestro Cito René Forero Tavera.
He is already preparing for his participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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The Boyacá native is the winner of medals in multiple national and international sports venues and alternates her passion for sport with her study in the sports management program at the National Open and Distance University – UNAD.
JAVIER ARANA
ELTIEMPO.COM
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