After losing in the quarterfinals of the 50 kilo boxing of the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesthe Colombian women Ingrit Valencia announced his retirement from sports activities.
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Valencia fell this Saturday at the hands of the Kazakh Kazym Kyzaibay in the 50 kilos, the delegation’s last chance to win a medal and after the loss of its top contender, Jenny Arias, in the 54 kilos.
It’s only fair
Retirement. “I’m leaving boxing. I had already tried to leave, but I qualified for Paris and came back, but now it’s fair. I want to dedicate myself to other things, to my family.”
The decision: “I am going to step aside. I am happy to retire at the Olympics. I am proud to have been a pioneer in this sport.”
Legacy. “I think I have won enough and I am already 35 years old and I have to make way for other people who are coming from behind.”
The fight. “I apologize because it wasn’t possible. In the midst of everything, I am satisfied with what I have done. I came to the Games to give everything and that is what I did. I went far, but I had to go for the medal.”
Lisandro Rengifo
Special correspondent from EL TIEMPO to Paris
@lisandroabel
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