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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.