Spoken languages
Spanish
Club
No Limits Gymnastics: Panama
Coach
Carlos Gil [national], CUB; Yareimi Vazquez [national], CUB
Sporting relatives
Her grandfather Guillermo Boyd Mora represented Panama in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Her mother Veronica Boyd was a gymnast who earned national titles in Panama. (prensa.com, 08 Aug 2017; impresa.prensa.com, 09 Aug 2017)
Injuries
In November 2018 she sustained a broken toe while competing at the 2018 Top Gym Invitational in Charleroi, Belgium. She underwent surgery and returned to training in March 2019. (Instagram profile, 23 Jan 2019, 03 Mar 2019; critica.com.pa, 30 Nov 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age three.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother practised the sport and became her first coach.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 04 Aug 2022)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on vault at the 2022 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, qualifying for the 2022 World Championships, and winning gold in the individual all-around at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. (prensa.com, 27 Jun 2023; Instagram profile, 04 Aug 2022, 19 Jul 2022)
Hero / Idol
Panamanian artistic gymnast Valentina Brostella, Colombian artistic gymnasts Natalia Sanchez and Marcela Sandoval Afanador. (impresa.prensa.com, 09 Aug 2017)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (tvn-2.com, 09 Aug 2022)
Additional information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She and her mother Veronica launched an initiative called Element Gymnastics, which was aimed at children whose parents had lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I have enjoyed it a lot [helping children]. It gave me new perspectives on this beautiful sport." (tvn-2.com, 09 Aug 2022)
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