Costa Rica News – A Puriscaleña is just 19 seconds behind the mark for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic event.
She, Noelia Vargas, competed the 20 km for the first time and won the USATF event in New York.
The 18-year-old Costa Rica was timed at 1 hour 36 minutes and 19 seconds. Even though it was a very cold climate, she dominated the event from the beginning with little true competition.
She prepared for the low temperatures by training on the slopes of the Irazú volcano and also practiced at sea level to have the best oxygenation for the competition. She was very motivated by the result.
She is trying to get her time down to 1 hour and 36 minutes to get her ticket to Tokyo. She comes from an athletic family. Her mother coaches her and her brother who is in the 100 hurdles.
