The news shocks.
She shakes and hurts too.
In response, a world of people came to say goodbye to
Gabriela Pando
's body .
Because her ever-positive spirit, her everlasting smile, her good humor combined with a fair dose of sarcasm, and her broad generosity will live on forever.
She was a player for the Argentine national team for nine years and everyone who was close to her (coaches and her teammates) defined her as a gazelle.
She was very quick in her movements and elegant in her runs.
She was a great back and forth flyer and she seemed to make no effort to run in the classic overflows of her from the right with the ball attached to the stick.
Gabriela Pando - Hockey Gabriela Pando former Lomas Athletic player
But beyond her characteristics as a player, Pando was one of those leaders who was always attentive to what her teammates needed.
Luciana Aymar remembered her this Tuesday when
“she brought us homemade cakes to the girls from the interior who lived in the CeNARD
. ”
With the best of all he shared everything
.
As players, on the field, in the 1998 Utrecht World Cup, the first for Aymar and the last for Pando.
Outside of it, in the 2014 Mendoza Champions Trophy, in that tournament in which she gave way to the legend for being the last of her career and the Colo (by that nickname and in any synthetic the national hockey recognized her) She was his team leader.
From Pando, Aymar even inherited the “8” of the light blue and white.
After playing together in that '98 World Cup, the number was free.
He had always liked Rosario because she represents infinity.
But Aymar also knew that that “8” had been used by someone who had marked her in those early days of absolute empathy.
And memories forever.
The news that impacted the environment
The world of hockey is experiencing hours of pain due to the death of Gabriela Pando, one of the historic players who was part of the team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games that was part of the path that would give birth to Las Leonas, four years later in Sydney 2000. .
“With deep pain we announce the death of Gabriela Pando, former Lioness player, who wore the jersey of the senior national team between 1989 and 1998,” reads the statement from the Argentine Hockey Confederation.
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The former hockey team player had been fighting a complicated illness and, as it turned out, she had recently had a relapse.
A few days ago, Lucha Aymar had published a message of support for his partner: “Colito, we are all thinking of you.”
In addition to her career in Las Leonas, Pando (who won the Olimpia de hockey in 1992) was a champion at the age of 16, in 1986, with the Lomas Athletic Club.
She would then repeat that achievement seven more times.
"Today is one of the saddest days for hockey. Gaby Pando, emblem of this sport, has left. We already miss her, her friends, her teammates and everyone who knew her," the club of her loves posted on their account. from Instagram.
Gabriela Pando - Hockey Gabriela Pando former Lomas Athletic player
"She left her mark on the club as a symbol player, a different one. Watching her play gave pleasure. Playing with her gave peace of mind, she could do everything, the ball on her stick was always safe," the statement continues.
As Lomas' statement states, after his retirement from the fields, La Colo dedicated himself to teaching hockey in schools in Monte Grande.
"As a coach, she formed groups of players who, in addition to learning, wanted to play like her. We are going to remember her with her huge smile, her two braids, her shyness in the face of praise, her goals, her hugs and her elegant running," she continues and closes : "We hug your entire great family. Colo, we are going to miss you."