Hillary Heron, no rest and aiming for the Pan American Games

There is no rest, there are other goals, that’s why the Panamanian gymnast Hillary Heron will continue training in Belgium for a few more days, because in Panama It does not have specific equipment for training and competing at the highest level.

“We have to continue with the timing of these devices that are intended for competition, in almost two weeks we are at the Pan American Games, where we are going with a complete team, so we must not lose focus and continue to work great. tough for Panamanian gymnastics,” said Hillary Heron of Belgium after getting her ticket to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Heron recognized that the fact of arriving in Belgium several weeks in advance, the possibility of training with appropriate equipment gave positive results in the qualification for the Olympic Games.

“We had a camp in the city Belgium, training on equipment, to devote ourselves to equipment time, schedules, many equipment that we don’t have in Panama. But the sacrifice was made to arrive weeks before, prepare and it bore the necessary fruits,” said Heron in an interview with Radio Panama.

“The fact that you have the right equipment, and these are the ones you compete with, a specific brand, makes a big difference, not only in training, but also in competition. So to have that kind of equipment and infrastructure in “Panama, that would be a dream come true and I assure you that Panamanian gymnastics would be 10 times better if we had those facilities,” he said. Heron.

Hillary Heron He claims that he had mixed feelings when he found out about his classification in the Olympic gamesshe cried with joy, the goal was achieved, but at the same time she claims that it motivates her to continue looking for new goals and is preparing to go to Paris in 2024.

Now aim for Pan American Games in Santiago 2023 in Chile.

“There is no rest, today is training, the team will continue for another week in Belgium, then the camp in Brazil, before the Pan American Games, and then the trip to Chili, where we have a complete (Panama national team) team and we’re going to do our best, give everything for Panama,” Heron said of gymnastics’ next goals.