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MARIANA PAJON

Mariana Pajón Londoño, born in Medellín on October 4, 1991. Her parents had sports in their blood. Carlos, his father, was a motorist and a bicicross rider, while Claudia, the mother, practiced horse riding and volleyball.

Thus, with only three years, little Mariana was ready to choose in which sport she was going to compete, and she chose cycling. He simply got on a bicycle and never abandoned it. So many were his desire to pedal that he started running even though there was no category for his age.

An unexpected incident was going to marginalize her from the races for a few months. A reckless cyclist entered the track and led her ahead. Mariana fell and suffered a clavicle fracture. The anger was great, but in two months, the athlete from Medellín ran again with the renewed energy.

The sporting successes began to arrive from very young. But perfectionist and demanding as it is, and as it was despite the young age, Mariana told the parents. "I need to improve, I have to learn English, because in the races my rivals talk to each other and I don't understand what they say. And they take advantage of me."

In 2008 she was known in the world as the Atomic Ant because of the power she showed in the races despite her height and age. The London 2012 Games were highly anticipated by Mariana and her people. The background placed her as one of the great candidates for gold, but that had to be ratified on the track. And of course, he did. Not only did he win gold, but four years later he climbed back to the first step of the podium in Rio 2016, becoming the first Colombian to win two gold medals in olympics consecutively.