His coach has been like a father to him.
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The gymnast from Cúcuta Angel Barajas broke the drought and gave Colombia its first medal at the Olympic Games held in Paris, France.
With a score of 14.333the same as the gold medalist, the 17-year-old athlete made a monumental presentation in the Fixed barsince never before had a Colombian won a medal in this demanding discipline that has historically been dominated by Asians and North Americans.
With his achievement, Ángel Barajas is the youngest medalist in an individual men’s event since 1988. He also broke the record of Leidy Solis, who won an Olympic medal for Colombia at 18 years of age.
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This was the routine of Ángel Barajas from Cúcuta in the fixed bar modality, his greatest strength in artistic gymnastics.
THE BEAUTIFUL ROUTINE WITH WHICH ÁNGEL BARAJAS TAKES THE SILVER AT THE OLYMPICS 🥈🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴
Same score as the gold winner but the execution score was the tiebreaker.
What a historic medal for Colombia 😭🇨🇴🙏🏻🙏🏻
pic.twitter.com/C8nFVw3CE9— Maria Paula Rodriguez (@mariap8910) August 5, 2024
The hug with his coach Jairo Ruiz after obtaining second place in the competition was very moving, since for him he has been like a second father and the one who has guided him along the path to success in the absence of his father since he was 6 years old.
Jairo Ruiz, known as the ‘Midas King’ of Colombian gymnastics, has been with him ever since so that with discipline and effort he can achieve all his goals, both in sports and in his personal life.
“Today I feel fulfilled and happy. I am young, but I made many sacrifices to get here. Today I missed some details for the gold medal, I have a lot of appreciation for Professor Jairo Ruiz, who has been my second father. I thank God, my mother, my family and Colombia,” said Ángel Barajas with his medal on his chest.
In addition to Olympic glory, Ángel Barajas won an incentive of 191,100,000 pesos from the Ministry of Sport, while his coach received another of between 70 and 73.5 SMLMV.
Here is a report from ‘Los Informantes’ about the successful life of Ángel Barajas:
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