{"id":15875,"date":"2023-07-06T04:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/?post_type=news-sport&#038;p=15875"},"modified":"2023-07-06T13:14:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:14:31","slug":"daniel-dhers-chosen-as-member-of-team-panam-sports-for-santiago-2023","status":"publish","type":"news-sport","link":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/en\/news-sport\/daniel-dhers-chosen-as-member-of-team-panam-sports-for-santiago-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"DANIEL DHERS CHOSEN AS MEMBER OF TEAM PANAM SPORTS FOR SANTIAGO 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Venezuela\u2019s BMX star and Olympic medalist Daniel Dhers will represent all of the Americas at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games as a member of the new Team Panam Sports.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Dhers is joined by Marileidy Paulino (DOM), Anderson Peters (GRN), Rebeca Andrade (BRA), Alejandra Orozco (MEX), Agustina Albertario (ARG), Mijain Lopez (CUB), Maggie Mac Neil (CAN), Angelo Caro (PER) and the duo of Marco and Esteban Grimalt (CHI) as the newest athlete ambassadors of Panam Sports.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>SANTIAGO, CHILE (July 6, 2023) \u2014<\/b> Panam Sports is proud to announce the 11 new members of Team Panam Sports that will inspire millions this October at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These exceptional athletes are champions and medalists at the biggest sports events in the world, from the Olympic and Pan American Games to World Championships. They are world-renowned for their determination, skill and incredible performances.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 2023 edition of Team Panam Sports is led by Daniel Dhers (BMX Freestyle &#8211; Venezuela), Alejandra Orozco (Diving &#8211; Mexico), Rebeca Andrade (Artistic Gymnastics &#8211; Brazil), Maggie Mac Neil (Swimming &#8211; Canada), Mijain Lopez (Wrestling &#8211; Cuba), Anderson Peters (Athletics &#8211; Grenada), Agustina Albertario (Hockey &#8211; Argentina), Marileidy Paulino (Athletics &#8211; Dominican Republic), Angelo Caro (Skateboarding &#8211; Peru) and the duo of Marco and Esteban Grimalt (Beach Volleyball &#8211; Chile).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Daniel Dhers is one of the most prolific and accomplished BMX riders in the history of the sport. The freestyle specialist began riding at just 12 years old in his hometown of Caracas, Venezuela before reaching the pro circuit in 2006 where he won his first major competition at the Dew Action Sports Tour. That same year he won his first medal at the X Games with a bronze in the BMX freestyle park competition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He went on to win two more consecutive Dew Tour golds as well as winning his first two X Games golds in 2007 and 2008, solidifying himself as one of the sport\u2019s best athletes. Dhers has since added three more X Games championship titles to his resume in 2010, 2011 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although he already had an incredible career, the addition of BMX freestyle events to the 2020 Olympics made it possible for Dhers to reach new heights in the sport. He competed at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, willing his way to the gold medal in an incredible final run and preparing himself for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Two years later in Japan, Dhers secured the silver medal in the discipline\u2019s Olympic debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games on the horizon, Daniel is preparing to defend his title from Lima 2019 and return to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where he hopes to reach the pinnacle of his sport.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think it&#8217;s fantastic that the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games are taking place here in Chile. When you come to an event of this magnitude, the idea is to win them. You don&#8217;t come to see how you are doing, you come to win or go home. I hope Santiago 2023 is ready for how crazy it will be with the delegation from Venezuela. Because it is no secret that here in Chile there are a lot of Venezuelans and it will be the first time that such a big event has been here for Chileans and Venezuelans. This is going to be crazy and I&#8217;m so excited,\u201d Daniel Dhers tells Panam Sports.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These 11 superstars who have combined for 15 Olympic, 41 world championship and 14 Pan American Games medals will compete at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games not only for their countries but for all of the Americas as ambassadors of Team Panam Sports. They will show millions that sport lives in all of us as they strive to achieve greatness and demonstrate that anyone can become a champion.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Venezuela cannot wait to watch Daniel Dhers, the members Team Panam Sports and many more of the world&#8217;s best athletes compete in the Chilean capital this October at Santiago 2023.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Don&#8217;t miss the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games from October 20 to November 5. Watch the Games live on Panam Sports Channel or your local broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Team Panam Sports invites all of the Americas to free your inner athlete, because Sport Lives in You.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela\u2019s BMX star and Olympic medalist Daniel Dhers will represent all of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15923,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news_sports":[141,63,133,102,143,69,67,112],"class_list":["post-15875","news-sport","type-news-sport","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_sports-games","news_sports-lima-2019","news_sports-panam-sports","news_sports-panam-sports-channel","news_sports-paris-2024","news_sports-press-releases","news_sports-santiago-2023","news_sports-tokyo-2020"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DANIEL DHERS CHOSEN AS MEMBER OF TEAM PANAM SPORTS FOR SANTIAGO 2023 - 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