2023-11-03 00:42:09
And if it’s about emotions, you have to see María Luis Doig on the fencing court. Malu became the first medalist in this discipline in all of Peruvian history when she reached the final of the epee event and won the silver medal.
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Malú, currently 40th in the world ranking, celebrated her victory in the semis with a shout by beating the Canadian Ruien Xiao -number 27 in the ranking- and was moved to tears after receiving her medal, because she always dedicates it to his grandparents, and also Jenny Martínez, the COP leader who died a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately, in the fight for gold she fell to the Argentine Isabel Di Tella, whom she surpassed last year in the Odesur, but this time she could not repeat. The albiceleste arrived with a great emotional boost to the final, since in the quarterfinals she eliminated the Brazilian Nathalie Moellhausen, the number 3 in the world in epee fencing.
“Happy and proud to continue making history. Now I hope for support for the Olympic circuit,” she declared to Movistar.
María Luisa Doig has several chapters in the history of fencing, such as when at the age of 16 she qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games, or when at the 2008 World Fencing Championship in Sicily she was the protagonist of an act of fair play celebrated by all, which Patrick Espejo recalls in a note published in El Comercio. In one of her fights, a problem with the sword allowed her to score points without having to touch her rival. She could take advantage of the situation to win the fight, but she warned the judges of the problem. That gesture was recognized and in May 2009, she received the Fair Play Award awarded by the Peruvian Olympic Committee and Panathlon Club of Lima.
Returning to Santiago, Malú Doig is one of the leaders of the fencing team and her effort is noticeable every day. With her medal, this discipline begins to take another step towards having a presence in our sport.
Thus, the day was with a gold and a silver for Peru, reaching eight gold and two silver medals, in addition to thirteen bronze medals to remain in the top ten of the Pan American medal table. Success of athletes
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