Prominent Huancaina long-distance runner Gladys Tejeda assured before the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago that she is aiming for a medal. She spread a message through her social networks stating that she was looking for a medal “Redefining size”. Tejeda has already won a gold medal Pan American Games 2019 in Lima.
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What did Gladys Tejeda say in the preview of the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago?
“Create my legacy, raise my boundaries. In Santiago I want to redefine greatness with another medal,” the athlete said on her official Instagram page. According to the schedule published on the official website of the Games, it was noted that the women’s marathon is a competition in which the Tejedabegins on Sunday, October 22nd at 5:00 a.m.
Tejeda’s message on his social networks. Photo: Take Instagram
In the last edition of the Pan American Games 2019 in Lima, Gladys Tejeda He won the gold medal after breaking the Pan American record with a time of 2:30:55. At that time, the long-distance runner from Huanca reached the finish after 42 kilometers to the applause of the audience in the Miraflores district.
Before your competition, Tejeda and Nicolás Pacheco They will be the flag bearers of the Peruvian delegation at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023. A total of 220 Peruvian athletes will travel to Chile to take part in this competition, which is part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.