The performance in the most recent Pan American Championship of Track held in Chili, confirmed to marlies mehias as one of the main references of the cycling Cuban in the international arena.
He ECtro corresponded to the American Anna Hicks, in the power of 55 units, and was escorted by the Mexican Yareli Acevedo (49), and marlies (44), after 100 laps of the Peñalolén velodrome and one of danddinner of sprints scorable.
The media reviews that the Cuban, 33 years oldwon in the seventh round, passingor second in three, she was third in another four and fifth in one, which allowed her to sneak onto the podium.
In this way he took his accumulated ranking up to 2538 points, which guarantees good chances of qualifying for him M Championshiportrack ndial that the Chinese city of Shanghai will host next October.
In passing, he assured presence in theyes World Cup phases, the closest of them in the Australian city of Perth, between March 6 and 8.
Encouraging performance
The performance of marlies In the recently concluded continental competition it becomes more relevant because it was the only representative of the island in the fair, something that complicated his options when taking long-term tests group.
In addition, he finished in a creditable fifth place in the competition of EITHERmniunevent de four races in the same day, and in which he was present olympic andn London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.
Route with obstacles
After concluir their presentations in the Chilean capital marlies He confirmed to the media that, in addition to his trip to Australia, he intends to compete in the Pan American Championships Elite route to be celebratedin the Colombian city of Montería.
It also has in its short-term purposes to represent Cuba in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. “We will see what possibilities there will be to participate in the qualifiers to fight for places,” he assured Jit.
The uncertainty centers on the impossibility of having the financial support of the Cuban Cycling Federation to participate in the main international commitments, many of them vital for complete his third incursion olympic.
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Once this situation is known, the athlete launched a campaign to raise donations that would allow him to participate in the main certsamens of the calendar, and thanks to this he assured his presence in Chile and is close to collecting what he needs to travel to Perth.
“Asking for help is not easy for me, but this journey is bigger than fear or pride. Competing in the Pan American and World Cup is a crucial step towards my lifelong dream: earning a place in the Olympic Games,” he wrote.either Marlyes at the beginning of the year on his Facebook profile.
