The world champion in the C-1 at 200 meters in Duisburg, Germany, dreams of the Olympic medal in Paris and once again experiencing a year full of awards in international events that keep her among the world’s elite in the discipline.
“In life it doesn’t matter if you are an athlete or not, the important thing is to get up every day with your mind focusing on your goals, and work with rigorous discipline, a determining factor in the awards you will achieve or not,” the canoeist’ stated
The native Guantanamo young canoeist highlighted her excitement about competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, an event to which she arrives with the label of one of the favorites to climb to the top of the podium and to do so works hard.
«In my opinion, as more results the athlete obtains as modest you should be. I learned this from Serguey Torres, the Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020 and the Cuban teammate, “I think humility is important in life,” the 2022 and 2023 best Cuban female athlete ,said.
Cirilo highlighted that Cuban canoeists live like a big family: “we share training, joys, worries, we call each other when we are far away and we enjoy our sporting results.”
According to the world monarch, who in her first years of life trained in sports such as chess and volleyball, Coach Nelson Perales has been a very important person in her sporting career: “we have shared good experiences and we have many years left. more of joint work to improve constantly and obtained new laurels.
Yarisleidis confessed how exciting it is to step onto the podium: “you feel an indescribable personal satisfaction, but you also immediately think of your teammates, your people, your family when you see your flag flying, listening to your anthem, and almost always very far from your country”.
“I appreciate the support of many people who contribute to achieving these results and enjoying those moments that are crucial in the sporting life of an athlete,” she added.
With a 2023 in which, in addition to the crown in Duisburg, she was proclaimed champion at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador and the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, the stellar canoeist becomes one of Cuba’s greatest aspirations and hopes to achieve a gold medal. at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Translated by Liubis Balart Martinez
