Bancamiga takes Belkis García to the OCR World Cup: “The limit is in your mind”
33 years ago, the education professional was close to death during an accident that left her with burns on 75% of her body. This August 24 he will compete for Venezuela in a 15K race with 50 obstacles, in Costa Rica
Due to his resilience and ability to fight, Belkis García recently starred in one of the chapters of the Bancamiga audiovisual series “Repeatable Stories.” This Venezuelan, athlete and educator was involved in a traffic accident in 1991, when a truck collided with the car where she was traveling with some friends.
He recalled that the vehicle fell into an abyss and caught fire, which caused burns on 75% of his body. He lost the fingers of his right hand and the forearm of his left hand. None of that stopped him from continuing to work for his dreams and this Saturday, August 24, he will see one more fulfilled, when at the Doka ranch in Costa Rica he goes out to represent Venezuela in the OCR (obstacle course race) world championship.
“There is a phrase that I always keep in mind: the limit is in your mind. I like the competitiveness and being in this World Cup, facing rivals from other countries, is a way to see how far I am capable of going.”
García, who travels to the World Cup with the support of Bancamiga, explained that OCR is a sporting discipline in which participants must overcome obstacles on a specific route, which in their case will be 15 kilometers.
According to the official website, the event will take place between August 22 and 25, in two venues: at the national stadium of Costa Rica, located in the city of San José, and at the Doka farm, in the province of Alajuela, about 36 kilometers from the capital.
García: “Bancamiga is the best thing that has happened to me”
For this teacher it will be “a wonderful experience” and “I am full of expectations because I will compete in the Adapted OCR category with rivals from different countries.”
“On the journey we must overcome 50 obstacles such as walls, carry heavy objects, climb ropes, move rubber or crawl. I think the most difficult thing about this competition is the diversity of obstacles and its high level of demand,” said García, a teacher at the María Auxiliadora High School, in Corralito, El Hatillo, who also gives tasks aimed at low-income young people at the Hatillano Meeting.
The President of the Board of Directors of Bancamiga, José Simón Elarba, expressed that García’s presence at the World Cup in Costa Rica reaffirms the importance for the institution of promoting success stories that inspire others to fight for what they long for, despite the adversities they may face in life.
“At Bancamiga we are sure that the national tricolor will be held high in the World Cup,” added Elarba.
García maintained that the support offered by Bancamiga to both her and her coach, Jhon Hidalgo, has been fundamental, because otherwise “it would never have been possible to participate” in this competition.
“Having the support of Bancamiga is the best thing that has happened to me,” added this athlete who trains at the Simón Bolívar University facilities in Sartenejas and who will return this Saturday “to prove myself.”
Next, the chapter with Belkis García in Repeatable Stories, a communication effort by Bancamiga to publicize, in a fresh and innovative format, all those stories that enhance the country.
With information and images provided by Bancamiga Banco Universal
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