National Soccer
Ana Lucía Martínez shares a message in commemoration of Women’s Day
“Thank you women who continue to fight and show how capable we are,” wrote the representative of the Guatemalan National Team.
Ana Lucía Martínez, as captain of the Guatemala National Team in the duel once morest Jamaica. (Free Press Photo: FEDEFUT)
March 8 is International Women’s Day. in honor of the struggle of women for their participation in society and the search for equal conditions with men.
The history of this date, commemorated with the numeronym 8M, goes back several years and was used to make gender inequality visible.
In sport this fight is present, and Ana Lucía Martínez, a 34-year-old Guatemalan forward, is one of the main references in this area.
On repeated occasions, the current CF Monterrey player from Mexico has demonstrated her fight for equality and her desire that more Guatemalan women have opportunities to succeed in sports.
That March 8, the Guatemalan turned to her social networks to send a message to all the women who fought so that she had the opportunity to exploit her talent.
“#8M thanks to all the women who have fought so that I might have rights and opportunities. Thanks to those who fought so I might dedicate myself to sport and exploit my talent“, he expressed.
“Thank you women who continue to fight and demonstrate how capable we are and the difference we can make in society. I admire them!“he concluded.
Additionally, in a recent interview with ESPN, the athlete also talked a little regarding the things that have changed since she started her career to what the world is like now.
“There are more and more women doing sports, but I feel that we still fall short, there are things that might be improved so that women have more support“, and continued: “When I started there were hardly many women playing soccer and now there are many more women who can be taken as an example”.
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