The former judoka Adriana Ángeles Lozada pointed out that it was unexpected recognition given to him by the Hidalgo Sports Institute (Inhide)after the Sports Merit Award (PMD) bear his name, as he indicated that he did not expect them to remember his participation in the Sydney Olympic Games, 24 years ago.
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In exclusive interview with El Sol de HidalgoÁngeles Lozada pointed out that her first reaction was surprise, since she did not consider that there could be any recognition of her career during these years.
“The truth is that when I had the first call from the director of Inhide, the first reaction I had was surprise, and above all gratitude to the authorities of my state, which I represented for many years.
“I had some things planned for the end of the year; However, as soon as I found out, I was grateful for the recognition and I let (the director) know that I was going to move all my commitments to be able to be present at the award ceremony,” he said.
Meanwhile Ángeles Lozada, who also won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, pointed out that it was not in the cards to have some kind of recognition for his career because, since his retirement, he left the world of sports and began to carry out some other professional activities.
Same situation with the case of the entity since it indicated that it was living abroad and it was only recently that it returned to Hidalgo, so it did not expect it to be taken into account.
The 2024 Sports Merit Award will be presented during the first half of December of this year, and candidates to obtain it must be registered no later than November 22 at 12 noon, at the Hidalguense and High Performance Sports Center. The categories in which you can be a creditor are: athlete, coach and sports promotion.
