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Mexico president Sheinbaum gifts her World Cup ticket to Indigenous athlete

The Independent·Fabiola Sanchez·3 days ago
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a promise on Friday by giving away her ticket to the World Cup opening match. Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country’s 200-year history, donated her ticket No. 00001 to Yolett Cervantes Cuaquehua, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman from the eastern state of Veracruz . Mexico plays the opening match against South Africa on June 11 at Azteca Stadium. Cervantes Cuaquehua was selected by a jury after winning a contest for her ball-handling skills. “They are the pride of Mexico. They will not represent the president, or the head of government, they will represent Mexico,” Sheinbaum said at a press conference to give away the ticket to Cervantes Cuaquehua. Sheinbaum also gave away tickets to other matches being played in Mexico City , Guadalajara, and Monterrey — the Mexican venues for the World Cup — to three other amateur athletes aged 16, 22, and 23. They were also selected by the jury as part of a contest organized by the government.…

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