Pocho [after a school he attended that was called Pocholin]. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

Watching TV, movies, spending time with family. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

Student

Spanish

Club Tecnico Guaimaral: Cúcuta, COL

Jairo Ruiz Casas [national], COL

He has been affected by a back problem during his career. He needed four weeks to recover. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

He took up the sport at age five at the Eustorgio Colmenares Sports Hall in Cucuta, Colombia.

"I used to do cartwheels as a child and would climb on the roofs. A neighbour told my mother to take me to the gym and she did. I did not like it at the beginning. All of the children training there were girls and I quit. Then I returned and this time I stayed. I realised I was good at gymnastics at about age seven because my scores were good and I did not like other sports."

To win gold at the Olympic Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

He trains for more than seven hours per day.

Winning seven gold medals at the 2022 South American Youth Games in Rosario, Argentina. (elcolombiano.com, 09 May 2022)

Colombian gymnast Jossimar Calvo. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

His mother, and coach Jairo Ruiz Casas. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)

Ahead of competitions he likes to talk to his mother. He also practises visualisation and prays. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023; elcolombiano.com, 09 May 2022)

"You reap what you sow." (Athlete, 10 Mar 2023)