The athlete makes history by becoming the second woman to represent our country in weightlifting at the Olympic Games.
The Guatemalan delegation that will compete in the Olympic Games added its participant number 24, it is the jalapaneca Scarleth Ucelo, who got a new position after the International Weightlifting Federation published, this Tuesday on its website, the list of athletes who will be able to compete in Such.
Ucelo benefited by occupying the 34th position in the ranking and after the withdrawal of athletes due to doping cases.
The weightlifter will compete in the category of +86 kilograms and will become the second woman to represent our country in this sport in the Olympic games. The first was the Quetzalteca Astrid Camposeco, who attended London 2012.
The words of Scarleth Ucelo
After being notified by the federation, Scarleth did not hesitate to share the news on her social networks, where she expressed her joy and commitment.
“There are so many mixed feelings… I can only thank God because he has never left me alone and because he makes this possible, to my coach Gilmar Lucero for making me a great athlete, to the executive committee of the Weightlifting Federation for trust me, my parents, my sisters who have never left me alone, all my friends and people who have always been supporting me through good times and bad, ”Scarleth wrote.
And he continued: “Today I can tell you, we did it! It is a dream that every athlete has since they start practicing sports, that is why they work hard and make many sacrifices, but everything has its reward and here I am more excited than ever, because they confirmed my participation in the Olympic Games from Tokyo. We go with everything, “he said.
Scarleth Ucelo is ready for him! #RetoTokyo! ????????????????????
????️♀️ The Guatemalan weightlifter received the Guatemalan Olympic Committee clothing for her participation in the Olympic Games. #PassionForGuatemala #OurMetaLosValores pic.twitter.com/6gm97UDywE
— C O G (@COGuatemalteco) July 14, 2021
These are the 24 athletes who will represent Guatemala in the Tokyo Olympics:
- March: José Alejandro, Uriel and Erick Barrondo, José Ortiz, Luis Ángel Sánchez, José Calel, Mayra Herrera and Mirna Ortiz
- Athletics: Luis Miguel Grijalva
- Badminton: Kevin Cordón and Nikté Sotomayor
- Shooting with hunting weapons: Adriana Ruano, Waleska Soto and Juan Ramón Schaeffer
- Sailing: Juan Ignacio and Isabella Maegli
- Remo: Jennieffer Zúñiga and Yulissa López
- Modern Pentathlon: Charles Fernandez
- Swimming: Luis Carlos Martínez and Gabriela Santis
- Road cycling: Manuel Rodas
- Judo: Jose Ramos
- Weightlifting: Scarleth Ucelo
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