Athlete Profile: S2E1 - Angelica Delgado, Judoka

Olympic Judo player Angelica Delgado is fighting her for a place in her second Olympic Games with a strong campaign that will take her all the way to Tokyo. At 29 she is coming to her peak and with a record that includes 4-time Pam Am Championship medalist, 2-time Pan Am Games medalist, five-time National Champion and 16-time World Cup medalist as well as seven times as a World team member, she is on track to make this the best run of her career.  Fully funded by the USOC as an elite athlete Angie is focused on a medal in Tokyo in the -52kg category with a strict daily routine and demanding schedule.  On her itinerary this year is the Pan Am Championships in Lima, a Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan followed by a Grand Slam at the end of May, then it’s on to Israel for training at the Wingate Institute and back to Lima for the Pan Am Games.  Chris Stafford caught up with Angie before another busy training day.
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