Cuban Maricet Espinosa González, double Pan American champion, died at the age of 34 as a result of a heart attack. Her family raises money to repatriate the body
The sport is mourning the sudden death of Cuban judo star Maricet Espinosa González, who died at the age of 34 as a result of a heart attack. The athlete, a member of the delegation of the Central American country in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, suffered a fatal heart attack last Sunday.
The judo world was shocked by the sad outcome of La Mole, as Espinosa was known. According to the information collected Cubalite magazine, the double Pan American champion was not on the island at the time of her death and had undergone cosmetic surgery on her breasts days before, which would have been influential in her death, indicated a source close to the athlete.
After the unexpected death of the Cuban athletefamily and friends started a campaign to raise money and to be able to repatriate the body to Havana, place of his birth.
Espinosa was an outstanding judoka who was a member of the Cuban national team in the category up to 63 kilograms and was twice Pan American champion in 2013 and 2014, in addition to having achieved two gold medals at the Pan American Opens in Buenos Aires and Lima, both in 2016. . That same year he participated in the Rio Olympic Games and, After her maiden victory over the Nepalese Phupu Lhamu Khatri, she failed in the second round against the Israeli Yarden Gerbi. In 2017 she announced her retirement.
2024-01-24 21:19:52
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