Lorenzo Ripa He received a sports scholarship from California Baptist University In the United States, where he will begin his university studies starting in September 2024.
The Charas-born athlete has completed his activities for the 2023 season and is aiming for what he will be like next year. In this sense, he found this good opportunity for his career.
In conversation with Talk SportsRipa explained how the possibility of going to the United States arose: “I had been analyzing the opportunity to go for a long time. There is a scholarship system for all US universities, through the NCA, What is the college sports system in the United States?. Each university looks for the best athletes in each region and offers them scholarships. In my case, it was a full scholarship, and I was given this amazing opportunity“.
Regarding the reasons for choosing this path for his personal life and sports career, the man from the city of Chara said: “I am leaving because I am not satisfied with the support for sports in the country, it is a very desolate area. There is always space for international events due to lack of resources. The situation in the country itself is complex. There it allows me to continue my university studies and now allows me to continue training, as well as being with world-class athletes. This international connection is important when competing in athletics.“.
This will be Ripa’s life in California: “I’ll be traveling in September, maybe after the U-20 World Cup if I qualify. That’s when the cross-country season starts which is good in that respect. They give me accommodation in university housing, and I eat in the university dining room with other students and athletes. “I have to come back every year from June to August, when the university is closed for vacation,” he said.
Regarding sports, Ripa highlighted his goals for 2024: “My main goal is the 2024 U-20 World Cup in Lima, Peru, where I will be looking to qualify, that will be on August 27, 28 and 29.. If I qualify, I must go non-stop to the USA, where I must be present at the start of the cross country season. Then there is the South American national team, also in Lima, next June, which will qualify for the World Cup. As is the case every year, there are Nationals, ABP’s Tri-Frontier Program. I want to qualify and reach the World Cup well, maintain my form, and from September to November focus on cross country.
Photos: Courtesy of Lorenzo Ripa
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