Ana Godinez Gonzalez: “Representing Canada has been a great privilege”
Progress has been rapid for the freestyle wrestler, but it was only in 2019 that she obtained Canadian citizenship and was able to represent her adopted country.
The decision to wear the Maple Leaf in international competition was not a difficult one.
“We learned about this sport in Canada and trained in it so it felt right,” the 62-kilogram competitor said.
Since then, Godinez has built an impressive resume that includes wins Gold and bronze in the U-23 World Championship, Silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, And Two Pan American Championship titles.
“** Representing Canada for the first time was unreal,” she said. “I showed up and was in game day mode all week, even when it wasn’t game day because all I wanted was to win.
“I still can’t believe I was there for Canada. In Mexico we used to talk about Canada like it was another planet, at a very high level. So the fact that I was representing Canada was a huge privilege, and it still is.”
“Through wrestling, I was traveling the world, and I didn’t realize there was so much more to see.”
Today, Godinez travels around the world with him Carla’s sister Who is he too Member of the national team in the weight of 55 kgwhile Older sister Lupita He is a mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
