the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador highlighted the sports career of the head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports, Ana Gabriela Guevaraincluding it in your list Mexican athletes you most admiredespite what he called “love or grief” between him and the former world champion in athletics.
This Thursday morning, August 17, during the morning conference from National PalaceThe President noted that there are four Mexican athletes whom he admires for their achievements in the sporting environment and beyond, highlighting in fourth place the winner conada.
I will not stop mentioning Ana Guevara, regardless of love or grief.
The President’s answer was given to the question of the execution women’s baseball teamwhom he congratulated on reaching the final phase of the women’s world championship, and after which he began to talk about the national athletes whom he most admires.
Guevara this was hard criticism from athletes during her tenure, being at the center of controversy that occurred with a Mexican artistic swimming team who attacked her after get no support for its part to participate in the World Cup in Egypt.
Great Mexican athletes of recent years, like a former diver Paola EspinosaThey also attacked his administrationwhich was named “worst ever”.
With criticism, his relationship with the president has worsened in recent months, with the president demonstrating dwindling support to the decisions taken by Konada.
After an argument with a swim team that was selling merchandise to pay for a trip to world competitions, Guevara stated that for her “who sells pants”.
In reply, AMLO stated What “do not succumb to any provocationsbecause our opponents and their corrupt press want us to give a bad answer that This is the case of sports director Anita Guevara, who makes them into a rich broth.“.
Despite this disagreement between them, the President declared admire his track record as an athletehaving won a medal silver 400 meters from Athens 2004 Olympic Games, gold in that World Championships in Athletics, Paris 2003three gold medals Pan-Americanand four in Central American and Caribbean Games.
Happy birthday, Athens 2004 silver medalist Ana Guevara 🇲🇽!#StrongerTogether@WorldAthletics @AnaGGuevara @COM_Mexico pic.twitter.com/4qto8F8mvi
— Olympic Games (@Olympics) March 4, 2021
Together with Guevara, a Mexican baseball player from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Fernando Valenzuelafootball player Hugo Sanchezand boxer Julio Cesar Chavez“along with many others.”
Regarding Valenzuela, whose number was withdrawn by the Los Angeles team, Obrador mentioned that Mayos de Navojoa stadiumfrom the Mexican Pacific League, should rename in his honoras part of a tribute to someone he sees as an example of what an athlete should be.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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