After the resounding achievements of Mariela Delgado in the last two Para-cycling World Cups, where she won gold in the road race in Belgium and silver in the peloton event in Germany, the new goals point to the world championships. “I am staying in Europe to continue my preparation. In August, after the third date of the World Cup, I have the Road World Championship in Canada and then in October the track World Cup in France. I am very focused on the day to day and very happy for these medals; they are worth a lot, I overcame moments of great demand”, comments the missionary to the website of the Secretary of Sports of the Nation from France.
Delgado, who due to malpractice at birth has an arm injury (brachial plexus disorder) that limits her ability to exert force on the handlebars, is third in the UCI world ranking and continues to make history in para-cycling where she is already harvesting four World Cup medals, three gold and one silver; six in world championships, two silver and four bronze; and six Paralympic diplomas between Rio 2014 and Tokyo 2020 (her best performance was fourth place on the road in Rio de Janeiro).
In addition, he has six other medals at the Parapan American Games, three gold, two silver and two bronze. And she has the particularity of having participated in the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, in addition to also being in the Pan American Games of the same year that were held in the same Canadian venue.
“I like to set short-term goals and, as they say, go step by step. Obviously I’m excited about winning a World Cup gold or I want to be in Paris 2024 but I’m enjoying this moment and preparing for what’s to come. The next goal is the important one”, Delgado replies when asked about his expectations and possibilities of achieving more.
And there Mariela Delgado is walking on her bicycle. She convinced, concentrated, full of dreams but without climbing to the euphoria that she proposes success.
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