CARACAS — Jose Gregorio Montilla started swimming when he was 7 years of ages to assist him recuperate from operations to deal with a joint condition called arthrogryposis.
Now, the 20-year-old Venezuelan journalism trainee intends to bring house a medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which start on Aug. 24.
“We can achieve everything we set out to do,” Montilla stated after a current training session in Caracas.
“It takes time, it takes patience, dedication, effort to get to the Games,” he included with a smile.
Montilla certified to contend in Tokyo after swimming the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 1: 41 at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru.
The youngest of 3 siblings, Montilla generally trains for an hour and a half every day from Tuesday to Saturday. But considering that getting approved for the Paralympics in Tokyo, he has actually doubled his everyday training.
He will deal with still competitors from Mexican swimmers Diego Lopez Diaz and Marcos Zarate, winners of the gold and silver medals at the Parapan American Games in Lima, along with rivals from Thailand, Brazil, Israel and Canada.
An overall of 25 Venezuelans will take part in the Tokyo Paralympics, consisting of in weight-lifting, judo and biking.
Oriana Teran, 21, states she is still attempting to manage her enjoyment about going to the Paralympics.
She will contend in an adjusted kind of powerlifting for professional athletes with impairments, in the 45-kg (99-pound) bodyweight classification.
Sports activities not just benefit parathletes’ bodies, stated Teran, they likewise “feed our souls.”
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