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Orlando Ortega Hangs Up His Spikes: A Look Back at a Hurdles Legend's Career
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The injuries end with the vallist's career that gave Spain an Olympic silver medal in 2016
A silver medallist at the Rio Olympic Games on 110m hedges, Spain's Orlando Ortega (34 years old) finally withdrew from the track of athletics following a new injury.
After numerous injuries that have prevented him from training and competing normally in recent years, Orlando Ortega announces his withdrawal. The 110-meter Olympic runner-up fences said in a statement that "suffering has a limit, you can't always put health at stake.A new injury advances what was already a target in my head, retreating on the track 100%."wf_cms.rss.read_more
Orlando Ortega was an Olympic medalist at the Rio Games in 2016. He won the silver medal in the 110-meter fence test. At 34 years old, the athlete announced his withdrawal after a wave of injuries that he has not been able to overcome.After announcing his withdrawal, Orlando Ortega has gone through the microphones of COPE's El Partidazo to explain the reasons for his withdrawal. The former athlete explains that "it has been very difficult, more …
The athlete told on his social networks that the injuries have forced him to leave the tracks
Orlando Ortega, a Spanish nationalized Cuban vallist, withdraws from athletics after a career full of achievements, highlighting his silver in Rio 2016. Despite the injuries, he thanks his family and Spain for the support. Ortega shares his difficult adaptation when leaving Cuba and how Spain provided him with new sports opportunities.
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