The athlete from Jalisco, World Champion in Taipei, Taiwan 2018, will compete in the 2024 Taekwondo Poomsae World Championship in Hong Kong, in the traditional modality, both individually and in pairs.Â
Paula Fregoso Arellano, the World Champion from Taipei, Taiwan 2018, will participate in the 2024 Taekwondo Poomsae World Championship in Hong Kong, which will be held from November 30 to December 4. This event will mark her fourth participation in World Championship tournaments in the discipline.Â
«I will compete on December 3 and 4, in the individual and pairs events, alongside Salvador Hinojosa. I’ve worked very hard to earn more medals for Mexico. We started preparing for this World Championship right after the last one, two years ago, so we’ve had a long preparation period,» the athlete from Jalisco shared with the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE).Â
The medalist from the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima held a training camp at the National Center for Development of Sports Talent and High Performance (CNAR), part of CONADE, to perfect the final details of her preparation before traveling to the championship venue.Â
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«I started practicing taekwondo when I was eight years old, at the school where I was studying at the time, and from there I really liked it. I reached black belt, and when I started competing, I decided to focus on poomsae. I think this modality requires a lot of consistency and dedication because you’re perfecting movement by movement until you achieve excellence,» recalled the 24-year-old taekwondo athlete.Â
«The personal achievement that fills my heart the most is the gold medal at the 2018 World Championship in the individual event. I also won the trophy for Best Athlete and a silver medal in the team event. After that, I won the Pan American gold in Lima 2019,» Paula Fregoso highlighted.Â
Regarding her preparation before traveling to China, she said: «Taekwondo is my lifestyle. In the last few months leading up to this World Championship, it’s been all about training, eating, and sleeping. It’s very comfortable for us to train at CNAR because we have great facilities and all the services we need for our preparation. We’re very grateful to have had the whole team there, as we were able to work together to achieve our results for the World Championship.»Â
Finally, she emphasized what defines her as an athlete: «One quality that defines me is discipline, always looking for what I want and working until I achieve it. ‘He who perseveres, achieves.'»
Fotos: CONADE
