Inés Melchor confessed that she decided to run in the ten thousand meters flat race at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games despite the recommendation of the doctor and the Peruvian delegation not to participate in order to avoid a more serious injury.
The Peruvian suffered a tear last Saturday during the marathon event, which forced her to abandon the competition.
"I ran injured. I have a tear, I have not recovered yet. It has been quite complicated, because the doctor and the delegation recommended not to compete. But I needed to compete for myself," she said in an interview with "Latina".
"I am very happy to have finished the competition. I was afraid of abandoning. I feel happy. The reason why I ran was to compete. It was difficult for me. During warm-ups, I felt a lot of discomfort. Until the start, I always had fear, but I have no regrets," she added.
Melchor said she was happy because as an athlete "it is quite difficult to give up". The Peruvian stated that she will continue with her recovery process.
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