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SIGHTS<br />
SET ON<br />
RIO<br />
Luis Camacho<br />
Heiner Oviedo<br />
Herbalife is the proud sponsor of<br />
the Costa Rica Olympic Team, a<br />
dedicated group of athletes who<br />
have already proven themselves<br />
among the best in the world.<br />
Powered by a combination of raw<br />
talent, hard training and Herbalife<br />
Nutrition, these men and women<br />
are now determined to reach the<br />
top of the podium in Brazil 2016.<br />
Susanne Piedra<br />
Luis Camacho – Mountain Biking<br />
Born in Monteverde, Luis started mountain biking at<br />
age 14. He now has a career that includes a gold medal<br />
in the national games, third place in the 2012 Pan<br />
American Mountain Bike Junior Championships and<br />
fourth place in the 2012 UCI World Cup junior division.<br />
In 2011, he suffered a potentially career-ending injury<br />
when he fell during training and had to drop out of<br />
competition for four months. Never one to surrender<br />
in the face of adversity, Luis fought to recover and<br />
continues training to represent his country in 2016,<br />
and looks forward to a long and fulfilling cycling career.<br />
Gerald Drummond – Track, Hurdles<br />
At 19, Gerald has already proven himself a remarkable<br />
athlete. He won three gold medals at the 2013 Central<br />
American Games, took fifth place in the 2013 Pan<br />
American Juniors and holds the national junior record<br />
in the 400-meter hurdles.<br />
Dirley Yepes<br />
Alia Cardinale<br />
With little support early in his career, Gerald had to<br />
depend on his own determination and the support<br />
of his mother – his biggest fan – to drive him on to<br />
victory. It all paid off when he became the only Costa<br />
Rican to qualify for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics<br />
in Singapore, and he continues to train every day to<br />
become a world champion.<br />
Susanne Piedra – Inline Speed Skating<br />
As luck would have it, during Susanne’s first<br />
competition outside her country something went<br />
wrong and she suffered a fall. What could have been<br />
an early end to her career, instead motivated her to<br />
train harder and become the 2012 Central American<br />
Champion, the national champion for five consecutive<br />
years and finally to reach the No. 12 position in the<br />
world rankings.<br />
14 / MOMENTUM
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