TOKYO: When Ariel Torres was 11, he stood with a collection jar at a traffic light, day in and day out, striking karate poses as his father stood next to him holding a sign that read 'Donations for Karate Competition'.
So Torres's sister and parents concocted the plan for the collection, and after a week or two, they had enough to rent a van and drive from their home in Hialeah, Florida to the competition in North Carolina. "My mom and dad were like, 'You see, Ariel, don't let money stop you. You find a way, we find a way, and that sacrifice will be the difference between you and other people'," Torres recalled of the extreme measures they took for the trip in 2009.
It was only in 2019, when Torres won the Pan American Championships that pushed him up to the top-10, that the stipends and free trips started to finally roll in."This medal is going to change our life forever," the 23-year-old told reporters after a tearful celebration over his win."It's not only for my country and USA karate, but for my family and everyone back home in the community.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Olympics-Karate gold for host Japan as sun torches volleyball sands, diplomacy intrudeTOKYO :Beach volleyball players roasted on the sands of Tokyo Bay https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-vbv/olympics-beach-volleyball-us-ross-klineman-win-gold-in-tokyo-games-idUSL4N2PC1TG and Olympic race walkers broiled in Japan's supposedly cooler north https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ath/up
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Olympics-Karate-'Queens of kata' kick off Games debut, vying for goldTOKYO : The women's solo 'kata' competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the spiritual home of Japanese martial arts in Tokyo.At the conclusion of the elimination rounds, it seemed c
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India men's hockey ends 41-year Olympic droughtIndia on Thursday beat Germany 5-4 to to win an Olympic medal in men's hockey after 41 years. Tokyo2020 TokyoOlympics
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Olympics-Beach volleyball-Swiss women beat Latvia duo to win bronze medalTOKYO : Swiss duo Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich won the bronze medal in the women's beach volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Latvia's Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka 21-19 21-15 on Friday.With spectators still banned, about 10 officials from each country’s Olympic federation
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Taylor Swift gushes over Simone Biles’ Olympics return: ‘We all learned from you’Following her bronze medal win at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, gymnast Simone Biles also received praise from singer Taylor Swift on Twitter.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Olympics-Karate-'Queens of kata' kick off Games debut, vying for goldTOKYO : The women's solo 'kata' competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the spiritual home of Japanese martial arts in Tokyo.At the conclusion of the elimination rounds, it seemed c
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »