Jorge Íñigo , Mariaqueta Rodríguez , Melanie Sinquimani and Yamilet Peña have achieved small personal victories in eight days at Exatlón United States .
The athletes of the fourth season of the fiercest competition on the planet are about to complete two weeks incommunicado and with a high pace of competition and demanding both mental and emotional.
One of Exatlón's greatest demands , similar to what happens in life, is to face one's own limits and achieve significant victories over what does not allow the full potential of competitors to develop.
These three warriors and the smallest of the competition are true examples of how boundaries are transcended.
Yamilet, aim and discipline
The Olympic gymnast of the Famous , Yamilet Peña, found just on the second day of competition one of the limits that must be overcome in Exatlón: the aim .
And she has said on several occasions that in her sports discipline it is not necessary to throw objects or aim to tear things down.
But this is where the winning mentality is. Yami could lament and continue to lament his disadvantage, but that has not happened at all.
What did the Dominican woman do? Simply what he has done all his life: train and practice with the highest discipline and perseverance, and the results have been immediate.
Except for the shot with hoops, Yamilet has managed to decipher and dominate all the aims, so much so that of the fourteen duels he has faced he has ten wins and four defeats, he has also been the protagonist in the two tiebreaker relay duels of the season.
Melanie and past wounds
Throughout life there are very hard experiences that leave very deep scars. Melanie Sinquimani experienced one of those hard experiences, and as a consequence, she developed a phobia of swimming pools.
During the first battle at the Mine , the bodybuilder had an episode of panic in front of the water, a force inside prevented him from venturing into the water.
However, the encouragement of her teammates and her inner strength made her continue, jump into the water, overcome her blockage and make a great career that almost wins in the aim.
After that experience, Melanie saw the need to share with her fellow Contestants the reason for her blockade.
The athlete born in Los Angeles told her team that her little sister died drowned in a pool as a child, and because of that she developed that aversion to swimming pools, which she managed to face that night.
Íñigo and Queta, the sweet support of their peers
Exatlón is like life itself, there are no humans who always and in all circumstances win, but neither are there people who always lose and are doomed to defeat eternally.
Jorge Íñigo and Mariaqueta Rodríguez are the clear example of this maxim of life. Eight days passed for both of them to know the taste of victory, and they enjoyed it to the fullest.
It is the first time we see two athletes arriving in the second week of competition in Exatlón United States without having scored a single point.
However, his recent victories are clear examples that with patience, perseverance and much support from his teammates the goal can be achieved and the ghost of eternal defeat overcome.
As in life, dark episodes and bad times are more passable and easier to overcome and resist if there is a support network around us, in this case, your team brothers.
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