Roberto Espinoza Mogro, special envoy

SANTIAGO

A lower back injury (discomfort in the spine) has left Tamara Salazar out of the 81kg weightlifting event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Via a press release, the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE) reported: “Lumbar injury, indicated by doctors, was the diagnosis of the weightlifter at the MEDS La Dehesa clinic (in the Chilean capital).”

“We were far from thinking that she would get injured in her second warm-up, before she was called to the platform to make her first start attempt, which required her to lift 105kg,” the COE added in its letter.

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SVEMIR could find out that he will participate in this discipline for the Pan American Games with physical discomfort.

Jorge Rivero, Salazar’s coach, stated: “The athlete was preparing for her first start in the javelin, but unfortunately during the warm-up, the discomfort she was transferring to her back returned.”

“Now we just have to wait for the doctor’s diagnosis; but we are sure that he will recover quickly, with God’s blessing…” he added.

Before learning about the injury

Salazar, 26, was one of the first athletes to be introduced as one of the 13 participants at the opening ceremony of this event, which takes place at the Chimkowe gym.

In their second invitation, the organizers announced over the public address: “Tamara Salazar, from Ecuador, gives up the jerks and kicks, so she is out of the competition.”

She was one of the favorites in this event to win gold at the Pan American Games, following on from the silver medal she won at the Tokyo Olympics in the 87 kg category. And because he had the Pan American record in the throw in the category up to 81 kg. Grand Prix in weightlifting that took place in Havana (Cuba). (D)