{"id":10586,"date":"2020-04-22T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.net\/?post_type=news-sport&#038;p=10586"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:15:50","slug":"olympic-world-and-pan-american-champions-pay-tribute-to-the-frontline-with-a-passionate-message","status":"publish","type":"news-sport","link":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/en\/news-sport\/olympic-world-and-pan-american-champions-pay-tribute-to-the-frontline-with-a-passionate-message\/","title":{"rendered":"OLYMPIC, WORLD AND PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FRONTLINE WITH A PASSIONATE MESSAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/s1m-u5D1Q0s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>With the message <strong>#ThisMedalisForYou<\/strong>, prominent athletes across the Americas thanked all of the healthcare workers throughout the world with an emotional video recognizing the dedication, solidarity and professionalism of the true heroes of this pandemic.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>In total, 14 athletes from 13 countries who are recognized as one of the best athletes in their sport gave thanks, including Olympic Champions and medalists, World Champions and those who have excelled at the Pan American Games. These athletes hope to spread their message to all corners of the globe to recognize and show appreciation to all of those on the \u201cFrontline\u201d in the fight against Coronavirus.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>MEXICO CITY (April 22, 2020) \u2014<\/b> In the most difficult moments they are present, always ready with words of encouragement and a helping hand. If there is anyone else who understands the effort, sacrifice, resilience, teamwork and ability to persist through adversity shown by the Frontline, it is undoubtedly the athletes of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For this reason, a group of the most outstanding and renowned athletes of the Americas answered the call of Panam Sports and did not hesitate to participate in an emotional and sincere video with a clear message: thanking and recognizing all the men and women on the Frontline in the fight against Coronavirus, including the healthcare workers who are risking infections and their own lives yet continue to give their all to protect and care for those in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With the hashtags <strong>#ThisMedalisForYou<\/strong> and <strong>#EstaMedallaEsParaTi<\/strong>, the video seeks to raise awareness throughout society about the tremendous job that healthcare workers are doing by symbolically awarding these heroes with the medals that these great athletes throughout the region won through their own efforts and sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is incredible how when it comes to helping and uniting for a noble cause, the athletes of the Americas are a true example for the world. In just a few days after reaching out to them, these athletes did not hesitate to record and send us their messages for us to put the video together. I sincerely thank everyone who helped us, but above all, our athletes who once again demonstrated that they are not only great idols in the water, on a court, or on a track, but also outside the field of play,\u201d said Neven Ilic, President of Panam Sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 14 athletes who participated in the video are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>TOMAS GONZALEZ &#8211; GYMNASTICS (CHILE)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Pan American Champion and Olympic Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>KYLIE MASSE &#8211; SWIMMING (CANADA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2x World Champion and Olympic Medalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>PICCOLO CLEMENTE &#8211; SURF (PERU)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">World and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ADRIANA DIAZ &#8211; TABLE TENNIS (PUERTO RICO)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">3x Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>MARIANA PAJON &#8211; BMX (COLOMBIA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2x Olympic, World and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ANDERSON PETERS &#8211; ATHLETICS &#8211; JAVELIN (GRENADA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">World and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ROMMEL PACHECO &#8211; DIVING (MEXICO)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">World Silver Medalist and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>CHANTEL MALONE &#8211; ATHLETICS &#8211; LONG JUMP (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>DANIEL DHERS &#8211; BMX FREESTYLE (VENEZUELA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">5x X Games World Champion and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>NATHAN ADRIAN &#8211; SWIMMING (TEAM USA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">8x Olympic Medalist and 2x Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>IDALYS ORTIZ &#8211; JUDO (CUBA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Olympic Champion and 3x Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ARTHUR NORY &#8211; GYMNASTICS (BRA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">World and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>CHLOE DYGERT &#8211; CYCLING (TEAM USA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">7x World Champion, Olympic Medalist and 2x Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>AGUSTINA ALBERTARIO &#8211; HOCKEY (ARGENTINA)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">World Championship Medalist and Pan American Champion<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The video will be distributed through the social networks of Panam Sports and the athletes who participated and will also be available to watch on the Panam Sports Channel. We hope we can also count on the dissemination of this video by as many media as possible throughout the continent to help spread this important message from the athletes of the Americas throughout the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/we.tl\/t-0nHJX5sUKO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>TO DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO IN HIGH RESOLUTION CLICK HERE<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/161552553@N04\/albums\/72157713996653317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/s1m-u5D1Q0s With the message #ThisMedalisForYou, prominent athletes across the Americas thanked all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10595,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news_sports":[69],"class_list":["post-10586","news-sport","type-news-sport","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_sports-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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