Paulina Concha, boccia: The national player came after competing at Cali 2022, World Boccia Challenger and now her main focus is Santiago 2023. “My preparation, one year away from Santiago 2023, started much before. It's daily, if not in the stadium or training center, in my house. Now in December I’ll be going to the World Boccia Championship in Brazil and after that, at the beginning of 2023, I’ll train, train and train. The important thing is for us to arrive as prepared as possible at the Parapan American Games.”
Matías Uribe, freestyle wrestling: He just won a bronze medal at the Asunción 2022 South American Games and he is coming for more. The wrestler that competed in the 97 kilograms category, follows a strict training routine while thinking about the Pan American Games: “We have had a lot of camps during the year, and the next one we have more. We also have different championships, the idea is to reach a good level for the Pan American Games.”
Patricio Saavedra, captain of the CP football Chilean selection: He is the captain of the team that less than one month away came out fourth on the CP (cerebral palsy) football World Championship celebrated in Italy. The CP football chilean team, captained by Patricio Saavedra, wants to keep making history and only think of the gold at Santiago 2023. “Each one in their club is preparing for national competitions, apart from the selection training. Personally, I’m preparing to the fullest, going to the CEO and training weekly with teachers and my teammates.”
Martina Weil, sprinter: She conquered the silver medal at Asunción 2022, with a score of 51.92. Martina Well, who runs the 400 m and the relay of 4x400 m, wanted more and confused her desire to get the gold, apart from telling how she is preparing to achieve it, one year away from the huge event in Chile: “I’m thinking about taking a break after the South American Games to be able to recharge my batteries and doing a good basic, a bit of an indoor season to loosen up my legs and get “quicker.” The idea is to have everything planned and arriving in the best possible way.”
Daniela Guajardo, track cycling: The athlete won the bronze on track cycling female team pursuit. She explained how she is preparing and highlighted that, one year away from Santiago 2023, they hope to surpass their performance at the Paraguay South Americans: “This year we have been competing at Valledupar, now at Asunción and next year we have the Pan American Games. We hope to have much more support and funding, because the games are in our home and we want to do better.”
Vicente Ramírez, track cycling: The track cycling athlete won the bronze medal at Asunción 2022 and detailed the factors that helped him obtain the medal. We also asked about how he will improve at the 2023 Pan American Games: “The most important factor to level up was training in Colombia, specifically in Medellín, and I want to do it also at the end of the year and beginning of next year. Since the level is so high, all the training -when being in a group- they always push you to the limit.”
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