Mary Luz Andía was another Peruvian who had an outstanding performance in the 20k race, finishing in 12th place. Her moving embrace with Evelyn Inga was one of the shots that will go down in history.
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However, Andía stressed that he achieved this feat without the support of the Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD). “My first motivation is my daughter, it was the first time I left her. She has been attentive, I trained mentally, separating from her has been difficult, but it has been worth it”he noted. Then he continued: “My biggest motivation was to open the eyes of the IPD, the truth is that without their support, I have been able to obtain this result, without doing the corresponding camps,” declared.
He added that, “sWith the support of IPD it was achieved and after this I hope to solve the problem that makes no sense,” She said that the athlete was unable to access the Paris 2024 programme because she was unable to return the tickets that prove her participation in Tokyo 2020 due to a lack of vouchers for the expenses. “They are asking me to return the money for the tickets to the Olympic Games, mine and my coach’s. I don’t think it’s fair,” he pointed.
