Jul 28, 2024, 10:01 ET
Mexican gymnast Natalia Escalera mentioned that to mitigate the ache brought on by an harm she took some painkillers with a purpose to fulfill her “dream” of being within the Olympic Video games
The Mexican athlete, Natalia Escalerawas near not collaborating within the gymnastics qualifiers of Paris 2024 on account of an harm, however used painkillers to meet his dream.
“I had mentioned I wasn’t going to take part, however I needed to take as many capsules as I might to have the ability to do it and I am very pleased, as a result of I used to be capable of fulfill my dream,” he mentioned on the finish of his participation within the Olympic Video games.
“They are saying that the stage is a painkiller, I am in loads of ache, nevertheless it was the final routine, so I needed to depart every little thing. Each time I put my foot on the bar it was ache; I simply prayed to get by means of the routine wholesome,” she mentioned.
Natalia Escalera was injured within the Paris 2024 gymnastics program. AP
Whereas, Raul Carrillothe physician of the gymnastics workforce, confirmed that Escalera’s harm is a partial tear of the plantar tendon.
Alexa Moreno, additionally injured
Whereas, Alexa Moreno She revealed that she competed within the inventive qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games with a cartilage harm in her proper knee and that the physiotherapist who accompanied her in the course of the preparation didn’t journey as a part of the delegation, nonetheless, she is able to competing within the ultimate if she qualifies.
“I am injured. The factor is that the physiotherapist who was with me the entire means inside was not amongst those that have been introduced; it was an individual who does not actually know me and does not know the way they bandaged me.
“I am sufficiently old for it to have an effect on me. It is all in my head. Any errors I’ve made have been my very own, nothing extra. Bringing again an harm hit me onerous in coaching, as a result of it was one thing I needed to handle all these months; I nonetheless should have one other operation, so falls are a lot scarier; I do it completely or it can damage and you are not all the time ready to do it completely. It is tough to deal with it,” he mentioned.
