Mexicali weightlifter qualifies for Olympics
Mexicali athlete Aremi Fuentes qualified for the Olympic weightlifting competition after finishing in the top four in the International Weightlifting Federation.
Fuentes, originally from Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico, was ranked fourth in the 76-kilogram category with 3071.6879 points.
The 28-year-old will join 28 other competitors from all over the world in her division.
Fuentes competed in the World Championships in Houston, Texas, in 2015 and Paris, France, in 2011. In both tournaments she finished 20th.
In 2010, at age 18, Fuentes won bronze in the Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, just behind Zhazira Zhapparkul of Kazajstan and Diana Akhmetova of Russia.
Two months ago, Fuentes got bronze in the Pan American Weightlifting Tournament in the 76-kilogram category.
Sunday, 18 April 2021
The women s 64 kilograms contest at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, which start in the Dominican Republic tomorrow, highlights the improved performance of the United States and Canada throughout Olympic qualifying.
It also emphasises that the biggest losers at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are likely to be Colombia.
When qualifying was team-based for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the US sent a team of four and Canada two, while Colombia had nine, the second largest contingent behind China.
This time around the US is hoping for a maximum eight, while Canada is looking solid for four places according to Craig Walker, President of the Canadian Weightlifting Federation - and maybe more.