Romea.cz
25.1.2021 7:42
Annamárie Horváthová (#95). (PHOTO: Athletic Legion Club - Moldava nad Bodvou)
When she won a local race in Slovakia two years ago, a photograph of her on the medalists tribunal went viral. Compared to the girls who came in second and third place in their running shoes, 13-year-old Annamárie Horváthová was standing in first place after running in ballerina flats. It s talent, diligence and perseverance, trainer Norbert Pecze says when asked how to best describe the young athlete. She is growing up in the miserable conditions of a Romani settlement.
After that victory she received running shoes from a sponsor and the Athletics Club in Moldava nad Bodvou noticed her talent and took her in. She was also visited by the then-President of Slovakia, Andrej Kiska, who expressed recognition of her achievement and wished her a great deal of success in school, sports and life.