Udecina athlete champion in the Boston Marathon

Ana María Cifuentes, a student of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education, was crowned champion in the youth five-kilometer (5K) category.

Ana María Cifuentes, athlete and student of the Bachelor's Degree in Basic Education with Emphasis in Physical Education, Recreation and Sport program, was crowned champion in the youth five kilometer (5K) category, in the Boston Marathon 2018, United States.

The competition, which was marked by difficult weather conditions, with cold and rain and a temperature below three degrees Celsius, was not an impediment for this athlete from Cundinamarca to be the first Colombian to achieve a gold medal in this category and set a new personal record with a time of 17 minutes, 24 seconds (17:24) achieved in this international competition.

This student, who has been training since she was seven years old, has achieved departmental, national and international victories under the guidance of Professor and athlete Guillermo Cantor, a graduate of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports, and a Specialist in Pedagogical Processes in Sports Training.

Professor Cantor, with 17 years of teaching experience in the Faculty of Sports Sciences with the subject of athletics, has also been working as a coach for more than a decade.

Ana María Cifuentes is a prominent figure in international athletics due to her gold and silver medal achievements in events such as the Miami International Race Half Marathon (USA); the New Balance South American Finals in Santiago, Chile; gold medalist in the 2015 Supérate Intercollegiate Games, and outstanding performance in the Pan American and South American Cross Country Championship (El Salvador), among other events.

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