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Peru’s Female Weightlifters Suffer Anemia, Says Cristina Cornejo

November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Sports

Don't tell this woman you just cut her team's food allowance by 80 percent!
Don't tell this woman you just cut her team's food allowance by 80 percent!
 
My favorite Peruvian weightlifter – the mighty, mighty Cristina Cornejo -- returned to Peru after participating in the Beijing Summer Olympics, with hopes of helping her fellow (sister?) weightlifters achieve new heights.
Now it turns out the Peruvian weightlifters can barely train due to malnutrition. And our girl Cornejo is demanding that Peru help feed the athletes.
According to a Nov. 7 item in Diario Correo, the Peruvian Institute of Sports (IPD) initially promised an ample food allowance for the 11 members of the national women's weightlifting team. However, that allowance was drastically reduced after a series of budget cuts at the IPD. Cornejo says the IPD's paltry food allowance is literally starving the weightlifters: "Without a doubt, and I speak for the 10 additional athletes, we cannot train normally with the poor food we're being given," she says. "At first, the IPD told me that we would receive 1500 soles in meal vouchers, but by trimming the budget, we get just a little more than 290 soles. We are 11 people who train at the National Stadium and every day we make a common pot from which to feed," Cristina confessed. the weightlifters Miriam Ramirez, Liliana Huarcaya and Rosario Quispe suffer from severe anemia, according to Cornejo. I'm proud of Cornejo for speaking out. Let's hope that her voice is heard by someone or an organization that can help the team. The IPD's withdrawal of support is a disgrace. Readers: If you know any pro-Peru groups or individuals with deep pockets who might want to help support the team, forward this post to them. We can blog about the problem 'til the cows come home, but what these athletes need is proper food and vitamins to train with NOW. Related links: Keeping up with Peru's Olympians (Aug. 11, 2008) How Pitiful! Peru Spends 3 Soles per Peruvian on Sports (Sept. 6, 2008)

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  • 1 Rachel in Peru // Nov 23, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    The IPD supports American recently turned Peruvian Athlete, Peter Lopez by paying him $2000 USD a month, plus all expenses paid to compete for Peru internationally and he doesn’t even have to live and train in Peru! — So it’s not like the IPD can’t spare a few bucks to support its Peruvian born athletes.

    My husband was on the National Taekwondo Team in the 90′s and pulled financial and nutritional support from a variety of sources, not just the IPD. The IPD is corrupt and will remain corrupt until Peru introduces a nationalized sports system like Mexico and Spain.

    Not to be harsh on the athletes, but in many cases they offer potential sponsors nothing in return for the taking.

    To SIDE with the athletes here is my take on sports corruption in Peru:

    http://rachelinperu.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/an-open-letter-to-perus-one-man-tkd-team/