Prisca Awiti recognizes pressure as her biggest challenge after Olympic silver

Mexico.- The Mexican Prisca AwitiOlympic judo runner-up, said that to improve herself she must better handle the pressure moments in the most important fights.

“Technically, I am at a good level. In the Olympic Games the pressure came on me in the final and I must work on how to handle that in the big fights,” Awiti explained when responding at a tribute at the Mexican Olympic Committee.

Born in London, of a Kenyan father and a Mexican mother, He said decided to compete for Mexico and gave the great blow of his career in Paris 2024 by winning the silver medal in the 63 kilograms.

The fighter accepted that she is now the face of judo in Mexicobut he warned that among his colleagues there is a lot of talent and with work they hope to demonstrate it in the Los Angeles Olympic Games 1928.

“This week I return to training; towards the next Olympics I will go year by year. Los Angeles will be the big goal, but first there will be important preliminary steps“he noted.

Herbalifeone of the sponsors of the Olympic Committeegave recognition to the medalists in Paris 2024; The 28-year-old judoka received 500 thousand pesos, about 25 thousand dollars, the same amount given to the other two silver medalists, the boxer Green Frame and the jumper Osmar Olvera.

“A new Olympic cycle is coming; Los Angeles 2028 awaits us and we will have better results“, forecast Olverawho received an additional 250 thousand pesos (about $12,500) for his bronze medal in synchronized trampoline jumping, along with Juan Celayarecognized with the same amount of money.

In absence, the archery team, bronze medalist in the women’s national competition, was also awarded.

The coaches also received financial prizes, which the president of the COM, María José Alcalá, who presided over the awards ceremony.