Martina Weil: Pan American Games Medalist and Environmental Advocate

2023-12-25 18:39:56

The outstanding national sprinter Martina Weilmedalist of oro In the 400 meters of the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023, he was a protagonist on networks in the middle of the Christmas celebration.

The reason? The 24-year-old athlete received criticism from her followers when posting on Instagram a photography where gifts are appreciated wrapped in newspaper.

Given the questions for not using ordinary wrapping paperthe daughter of Gert Weil and Ximena Restrepo, legends of South American athletics, made a powerful defense.

Martina explained on social networks that “in my house we stopped using wrapping paper a couple of years ago, and now we wrap everything with newspapers that are recycled later”.

“We save the plastic tapes from year to year and we try to reuse fabric ones that we accumulate during the year (we haven’t bought in years).”

To finish, the also winner of the silver medal in the 4×100 in Santiago 2023 indicated that “they are the small daily actions with which one can contribute to the environment“.

1703533418
#Martina #Weil #receives #criticism #wrapping #gifts #newspaper #athlete #launches #powerful #attack

Leave a Replay