Awiti Alcaráz was born in London, her mother is Mexican; since she was 12 years old she has known León, Guanajuato, and won silver for Mexico in the Judo of Paris 2024
Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz knows that in Mexico It is normal to say that “my house is your house”, that is why she chose to represent her mother’s country of origin, even though she was born in London, England, and her father is Kenyan. In the Olympic Games 2024won the silver medal in judo in the women’s -63kg category.
The mother of Prisca Guadalupe She was responsible for the judoka choosing Mexico above the other two nationalities. From the age of six months, the Mexican athlete’s mother took her to León, Guanajuato, on vacation, for periods of two or more months. By the age of 12, her favorite food was chorizo tacos and she had visited the country she has represented on at least ten occasions.
Prisca Awiti was born in London, her mother is Mexican, she has known León, Guanajuato since she was 12 years old and is one victory away from Mexico’s first judo medal. ESPN
Prisca He has more Mexican features than English ones; he had to stop drinking tea, traditional in England, because it caused him health problems and his “second name” is Guadalupethe twenty-fifth most common name in Mexicolargely due to the allusion to the religious figure.
He judo came into her life because one of her four brothers challenged her, telling her that it was harder than gymnastics, she wanted to prove it and stayed on the tatami forever.
The decision to represent Mexico She took it in 2017 and had to put money out of her own pocket to be able to cover her first competitions, because she needed to prove that she had the level to receive the protection of the authorities. The results were almost immediate, which led her to the Olympic Games from Tokyo 2020.
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Four years ago, in Tokyo, Prisca She fell and finished 17th in the competition. Four years later she reached the Olympic final and won silver, after losing to Slovenian Andreja Leski.
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“I came more focused on these Olympic GamesI knew what served me well and what served me badly in the last cycle, we just grabbed the good and gave it our all,” he said. Prisca Awitiafter securing a place in the Semi-Finals.
Prisca Awiti She has four siblings, her father is Kenyan and her mother is a Mexican yoga teacher, and she won the first Olympic medal for Mexico in judo.
