Weightlifting Competition at Buenos Aires 2018

Summer Youth Olympics 2018 

Weightlifting Competition at  Buenos Aires 

2018

Mexican lifter Gold Medal Win in Weightlifting

BUENOS AIRES - Mexican lifter worth her weight in gold.Four years ago Yesica Hernandez Vieyra had never heard of weightlifting. On Monday she proved her precocious talent by taking the 48kg title at the Youth Olympic Games

Mexican lifter Yesica Hernandez Vieyra showed off her talent after only four years of weightlifting by coming from behind to win gold in the women’s 48kg at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

“Four years ago I didn’t even know the sport,” 16-year-old Hernandez Vieyra said. “A friend of mine asked me to try it. My coach told me that I have talent in weightlifting and he believed one day I could participate in the Olympic Games.

“My dream was to fight for the gold. I kept training really hard. I didn't go out with my friends so frequently and made sure that I was focused on my training. Now all the effort, the training, I think are worthwhile.”

The Mexican paid tribute to her mother for her unconditional support. “My mother also didn’t know the sport when I first practised weightlifting, but she just stood by my side the whole time,” she said.

“I really learned a lot from weightlifting. It has played a part in my growth. I like the feeling of lifting barbells and training with my teammates.”