Cuban judoka Maricet Espinosa González He has died at the age of 34, as announced on Facebook the Manuel Fajardo Cuban Sports University. The athlete died of a heart attack after undergoing cosmetic surgery, according to Cuban media.
“Cuban judo is in mourning. Maricet Espinosa González passed away. With great pain, the Cuban university sports community receives the news of the death of the outstanding Cuban judoka. At only 34 years old, she went to eternity “La mole”, announced the institution of which she was a part.
The Pan American Judo Confederation of Cuba He has also expressed his condolences after the death of the athlete: “With deep sadness, we say goodbye to a legend of Pan-American and Cuban judo. Maricet Espinosa, affectionately known as ‘La Mole’, leaves an indelible legacy. Rest in peace, dear Maricet. Our condolences to her family and to Cuban judo. Your spirit and your achievements will always last,” he expressed on his Instagram account.
The messages They have come from all areas and personalities: “Santos Suárez is in mourning. Maricet Espinosa, an excellent Cuban judoka in the 63 kilogram category, passed away unexpectedly on January 21. May God bless her. We lost a sister. I love you, my black woman. “Take care of your loved ones from heaven,” Cuban singer Alejandro Santoya, known as El Yonki, has published on his Instagram profile.
An extensive career in the world of sports
Maricet Espinosa González He was born in 1990 in Arroyo Naranjo, in the province of Havana. Throughout his career he achieved three medals at the Pan American Judo Championships: two golds (2013, 2014) and one silver (2016), within the 63 kilogram category.
Besides, arrived at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games but, after the victory against Nepal Phupu Lhamu Khatri, she lost in the second round against the Israeli Yarden Gerbi. In 2017 she announced her final retirement from the sport.
During his death, González was not in CubaFor this reason, several family members and friends have begun a fundraising campaign on social networks to repatriate his body to Havana, his birthplace.
One of her friends, Yudeysi Batte, has opened an account to try to raise 15,000 dollars, around 13,700 euros: “There is a 2-year-old girl who was left without a mother and her relatives do not have enough funds to send the body to her country.”
The medalist had undergone during the days before his death, according to local media, to cosmetic breast augmentation surgery. This could have been a determining factor in his death, which was caused by a heart attack.
2024-01-27 14:00:40
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