Published May 1, 2024 by Dulce Soto
Every day we are closer to the Olympic Games and with them, the athletes’ expectations grow to achieve glory in the most desired sporting competition, although to achieve that requires sacrifices in addition to training.
This is the story of Ramón Garridowho in the absence of confirming his place via ranking to represent Mexico at badminton in Paris 2024he told a little in the program Claro Sports ‘Rallying’about his path to becoming the second athlete in history, who will represent Mexico in this sport individually, within a summer event.
Overcoming eight surgeries and an illness that could have caused death…
“There are quite a few. The truth is that the doctors did not give me very good opinions in the last surgeries with a lot of resilience, effort, staying attached to my dream and with the support of my entire family, and my multidisciplinary group we have achieved it.
Also another illness caused by overexercise, I overtrained at a very young age and well I had to go through a difficult time at a very young age, “It could have been an illness that could have taken my life.”.
Central American champion and Pan American medalist
“He having made history for my country“More than for me, it is for all future generations that come in this beautiful sport to realize that despite all the obstacles we can achieve our dreams.”
The evolution of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to Paris 2024
“As a person it is a totally different thing, but also within the sporting field it is that I have had a totally radical change due to everything I have had to go through over these ten years that was when they came the worst years of my life than with the illness and the surgeries that I had, there was a drastic change in that and the truth is that I am quite happy with where I have been and where I am now and there is nothing left but enjoy the great moment I’m living”.
What expectations do you have for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
“I am the second Mexican, Lino has been to the Olympic Games and well, what I would like and my multidisciplinary group would like is to be the first Mexican in be able to win an olympic game“We know the magnitude of this is quite complicated but we are going to prepare in the best way to be able to achieve a historic result for our country.”
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