incredible blow with twist and without looking at his rival: the fantastic point of table tennis that surprises the world

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During the dispute of the Latin American Pre-Olympic held in Lima, where places were given by teams for table tennis of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Puerto Rican Adriana Díaz made one of the most spectacular points that have been seen in the last weather. Although he could not get the ticket for this at the sporting event next year, his image travels the world for being the author of an anthology shot.

In the sports center 3 of the National Sports Village (Videna) of the Peruvian capital, the 18-year-old Puerto Rican player (member of her country's team with her sister Melanie Díaz and Daniely Ríos) faced Brazil's Bruna Takahashi. In the second set, when Diaz drew with an adverse 2-10 on the scoreboard, the blow was struck that amazed the world.

Before a fulminating shot of Takahashi, Adriana Díaz made a fantastic return with a turn and without looking at the table. He crossed his right arm in front of his body and hit the ball while spinning on his own axis. It was a high-end execution of the current Pan American champion.

Although in the end it was the Brazilian who took the 3-2 victory, everyone talks about that play and praises the technique and reflexes of a young woman who is making history in the sport of Puerto Rico. At her young age, Adriana Díaz has not only achieved multiple championships, but also ranks 27th in the world ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation and was the first Puerto Rican table tennis player to qualify for an Olympic Games in Rio 2016

Although this defeat in the team mode, Díaz will represent Puerto Rico in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because he won the ranking by winning the gold medal in the singles contest of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima 2019

 

“My biggest challenge has been to place myself among the 30 best in the world. Being from a country where table tennis is not a traditional sport, it becomes a great challenge to achieve a good ranking and maintain it. If you want to achieve a goal, you have to work to achieve it. It will not happen by itself. You can't leave it to luck. You have to work, fight and trust yourself, no matter what, "the young Puerto Rican star told Teen Vogue magazine.