16th October, 1999. Mexicali, B.C., México
Denisse L�pez is sixth at Worlds
To her second olympics!
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| Denisse L�pez, sixth in the vault final |
The "Cachanilla" (nickname given to the
UABC students) qualifies to the Sydney Olympic Games with a great performance at Worlds in China.
By Alejandro Coronado
Denisse is now the best mexican gymnast in history.
The Mexicali native Denisse L�pez Sing placed sixth in the vault final of the 34th Gymnastics World Championships. With this, she qualified for her second Olympic Games and earned the mythic title of The Best Mexican Gymnast of All Time.
Never before a gymnast from our country had ranked among the world best, but this time it was L�pez Sing who made it, as she got sixth place in the event she has dominated for a long time.
L�pez, who had qualified to the final in third place, finished with a total score of 9.562. The first place went to Elena Zamolodchikova from Russia with 9.718 points, followed by Simona Amanar with 9.631 and Maria Olaru with 9.593.
The athlete, who currently studies a Psychology degree at UABC, will go to her second olympics, as she was fortunate to attend Barcelona in 1992.
At 22 years old, L�pez Sing is also the first woman from this state to be twice in the highest world sports event.
With her excellent performance in Tianjin, China, L�pez shaked Winnipeg's shadow, where due to a bad fall, she could not take a medal.
Two "cachanillas"
With her qualification, Denisse joins Alejandro C�rdenas, born in Sonora but established in our city, as two "cachanillas" that will be part of the mexican delegation.
When learning the news, her mother, Ana Luisa Sing Hurtado, could not hide her happiness.
"I'm very happy for her sixth place, but her qualification to the olympic games had been earned since she advanced to the next stage of the championships", she said.
"Now awaiting for her is a very difficult year, as she will have to dedicate more intense time to gymnastics and combine it with her studies".
L�pez's joyful mother was also aware that it was difficult to get a medal in China.
"She has only one vault with a 9.90 difficulty level, while the others have two, that's why it was difficult. However, it will always be a success for her to compete at this level", she finished.
By Alejandro Coronado
Denisse is now the best mexican gymnast in history.
The Mexicali native Denisse L�pez Sing placed sixth in the vault final of the 34th Gymnastics World Championships. With this, she qualified for her second Olympic Games and earned the mythic title of The Best Mexican Gymnast of All Time.
Never before a gymnast from our country had ranked among the world best, but this time it was L�pez Sing who made it, as she got sixth place in the event she has dominated for a long time.
L�pez, who had qualified to the final in third place, finished with a total score of 9.562. The first place went to Elena Zamolodchikova from Russia with 9.718 points, followed by Simona Amanar with 9.631 and Maria Olaru with 9.593.
The athlete, who currently studies a Psychology degree at UABC, will go to her second olympics, as she was fortunate to attend Barcelona in 1992.
At 22 years old, L�pez Sing is also the first woman from this state to be twice in the highest world sports event.
With her excellent performance in Tianjin, China, L�pez shaked Winnipeg's shadow, where due to a bad fall, she could not take a medal.
Two "cachanillas"
With her qualification, Denisse joins Alejandro C�rdenas, born in Sonora but established in our city, as two "cachanillas" that will be part of the mexican delegation.
When learning the news, her mother, Ana Luisa Sing Hurtado, could not hide her happiness.
"I'm very happy for her sixth place, but her qualification to the olympic games had been earned since she advanced to the next stage of the championships", she said.
"Now awaiting for her is a very difficult year, as she will have to dedicate more intense time to gymnastics and combine it with her studies".
L�pez's joyful mother was also aware that it was difficult to get a medal in China.
"She has only one vault with a 9.90 difficulty level, while the others have two, that's why it was difficult. However, it will always be a success for her to compete at this level", she finished.