William de Jesús Arroyo Reyes traveled to China with the national team to compete in the Hong Kong 2024 World Taekwondo Championship, where he aims to stand out in both individual and pair freestyle events with Cecilia Lee.
The three-time world champion in taekwondo poomsae, William de Jesús Arroyo Reyes, traveled this Monday with the national team to China for the World Championship in Hong Kong 2024, which will be held from November 30 to December 4. Mexico will be represented by 52 athletes in this event.
“Since the start of the year, we’ve been working hard. After the Pan American Games, we kept training for this World Championship, so we’ve had almost a year of preparation, and now we just need to enjoy it,” shared the Oaxaca native in an interview with the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE).
William will compete in the individual freestyle category, where he is the current world runner-up, and in pair freestyle with Cecilia Lee, with whom he won the gold medal at the Goyang 2022 World Championship.
“Mexico is a powerhouse at the global level, with great taekwondo athletes, both in combat and poomsae. It’s amazing that Mexico is seen as a top team, and I believe the Mexican delegation will put on a great show there,” said the also gold medalist at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.
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The Oaxaca native, who has earned gold medals at the World Championships in Lima 2016, Taipéi 2018, and Goyang 2022, recalled how he began taekwondo at an early age, encouraged by his father, Víctor Hugo Arroyo.
“I started taekwondo when I was young, thanks to my father, who is my coach. I dedicated myself 100% to poomsae, and when freestyle was introduced at the National Olympics (now CONADE Nationals), I fell in love with it. Now, I’m preparing for this World Championship in the freestyle I love. Taekwondo is life; it has given me a reason to keep going, and I enjoy it so much both in and out of the ring because taekwondo always teaches you many things and values,” he said.
Finally, he shared his determination to give his best at Hong Kong 2024.
“More than anything, I just want to enjoy it, give my best, and support the entire Mexican team because I believe we’re going to give our all.”
