The young Haitian Rowing Federation (created in October 2016) confirms that rower Gabrielle Amato (18 years old) with a back injury has been forced to forfeit and will not be able to represent our two-color at the XVIII Pan American Games which takes place in Lima, Peru from August 26 to 11, 2019.

It is a hard blow for Haiti and the Haitian delegation https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-28241-icihaiti-sports-8-haitian-athletes-at-the-18th-pan-american-games.html , Gabrielle Amato represented a medal hope for Haiti in this discipline.

Recall that Gabrielle Amato won the silver medal at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association (FSRA) Speed ​​Championship in April 2019, after winning a gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Championship (Guatemala) in October 2018.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28344-haiti-sports-opening-of-the-xviii-pan-american-games.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-28241-icihaiti-sports-8-haitian-athletes-at-the-18th-pan-american-games.html

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