Mexican gymnast Alexa Moreno wins medal in Korea

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Mexican gymnast Alexa Moreno

won bronze at the 2019 Korea Cup Samdasoo , organized by the Korean Federation, with a score of 14.37 in the vault category. However, Moreno will not be participating in the Lima Pan American Games this year.

The athlete from Baja California was left out of the Pan American Games due to an injury that prevented her from attending the final evaluation of the Mexican Gymnastics Federation . “One more competition, one more experience. What’s to come is not going to be easy, but I have to face it,” wrote Alexa in her social media.

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Korea CUP-World Top 2019 3th place Una competencia más, una experiencia más. No será fácil lo que viene, pero hay que enfrentarlo. Pd. La chica coreana, Yeo Seojeong, es asombrosa y, no estoy segura de si ha podido meterlo al código, pero ha competido un salto inédito y lo ha hecho muy bien, mis más sinceras felicitaciones

Una publicación compartida de Alexa Moreno (@alexa.morenomx) el 19 Jun, 2019 a las 2:41 PDT

Local gymnast Yeo Seojeong won gold at the Samdasoo Cup, with a score of 14.817 points. Uzbekistan athlete Chusovitina Oksana won the silver medal, with 14.550 points.

“That Korean girl is amazing, she completed a unique jump and she did it very well, I offer her my most sincere congratulations,” Moreno added.