when Lydia Valentine As I passed by the Tokyo International Forum mixed area on August 2, 2021, it was very clear to me: “Lydia is still there for a while.” This was not an easy moment for Belsiana, who had just left her The cause of her last known fight was a physical issue, and more than two years later, after months and months of doctors and rehab, she had a diagnosis.and a physical therapist, eventually forcing him to end his career.
Because the Camponaraia weightlifter is the most successful León athlete of all time, He will announce his retirement next Thursday at a Spanish Olympic Committee event. He left it after being unable to recover from it hip injury chronicles that appeared shortly before these tokyo olympicsShe was forced to come here due to weight changes and a confusing classification system, which ruled her out when she unfortunately contracted gastroenteritis ahead of the 2021 European Championships. The ingredients in the cocktail prevented her from getting her wish in Tokyo. And he ended up saying goodbye that was far from his dream.
The Berscia native started experiencing hip pain a few months before competing in Tokyo and has yet to recover
The woman from Bercia admitted in the Japanese capital that she came to Japan thinking it would be her last competition, although she was not able to compete at 100 per cent and was reconnected with the experience of the Olympics. I want to retire after competing. condition. In recent competitions, 2024 Paris Olympics. However, after various attempts with a specialist in Madrid and in Galicia over the past few months, the reality of his hip is at odds with the need to now compete, which he must continue to do at last week’s World Cup in Saudi Arabia. Choose to go to Paris. Her failure prevented her from becoming an Olympian for a fifth time and from fulfilling her dream of serving as Spain’s flag bearer on the waters of the Seine, where the opening ceremony will take place.
Retiring early would not harm the illustrious career that made her the One of the best athletes in Spanish history In a discipline that has never been referenced in this country. Lydia Valentín, 38, left after winning three Olympic medals (gold in London 2012, silver in Beijing 2008 and bronze in Rio 2016), but was cut short by a doping case There was only one celebration to be had at that time. A few years later they even reached the top of the podium, with two World Championships and two other medals, four European Championships and eight other continental podiums.
On Thursday in Madrid, surrounded by all the names that have accompanied her throughout her career, she will look back and remember her best moments in a farewell in which, together with the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, she will be honored by Spain’s best Surrounded by sports. Alejandro Blanco in front.