Mexico
This is the third time the 14-year-old weightlifter has been selected by Canada’s national team to compete in international championships.
–
–
–
Chertsey’s young athlete, Brayan Ibañez, has been selected to compete in the Pan American Under-15/17 Weightlifting Championships. This massive event will take place in the city of Montery, Mexico, from August 16 to 23 and will allow the athlete to see if he will be ready for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
–
This is the third time the 14-year-old weightlifter has been selected by Canada’s national team to compete in international championships. Despite his young age, Brayan shows exemplary discipline and determination.
Each morning, he travels from Chertsey to the Warriors Weightlifting Club in Montreal to train six hours a day, three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon. He is accompanied by his training partners at each session.
His trainer, Abigail Guerrero, also hopes to be able to one day open a Club in Chertsey in order to train all the future champions of Lanaudière.
An impressive course
Remember that Brayan has dreamed of participating in the Olympic Games in weightlifting since he started practicing this sport, around the age of two.
Over the past year, he has achieved many feats. In November, he competed in the Youth World Cup, organized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and finished second in his group, behind a 17-year-old, with a snatch at 93kg and a clean and jerk. to 107kg.
In December, he captured a bronze medal at the Pan Am Championships with a snatch of 90 kg, just over 30 kg than his bodyweight, and a clean and jerk of 108 kg.
Then, at the National Garage Championships, he managed to take first place with three gold medals in the 67kg category. He achieved three personal bests: 105kg in the snatch, 122kg in the clean and jerk and 227kg in total.
–
