
Isabelle Marciniakwho was the 2021 Brazilian youth champion in rhythmic gymnastics and was a young hopeful in this discipline, He died on Wednesday at the age of 18.reported the Paranaense association of this sport. The tragic outcome occurred due to Hodgkin’s diseasea type of cancer that, according to local media, attacks the lymphatic system.
Despite his young age, Marciniak had already won titles at the regional level, in his home state of Paraná, in the south of Brazil and at the national level. One of her most recent successes was in 2023, when she was crowned champion with the adult trio of the Club Agir de Curitiba, of which she was a member. In 2021, won the gold medal in the all-around at the Brazilian Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and another silver one with the ribbon. He was also at the top of the podium in the ball test.
Her body was buried this Thursday in Araucária, her hometown in the metropolitan area of Curitiba, where the gymnast will also be buried.
The Paranaense Gymnastics Federation stated: “in this moment of pain”their solidarity with family, friends, teammates, coaches and the entire gymnastics community.
“May his story, his passion for the sport and his memory remain alive as an inspiration to all who believe in gymnastics as a tool for human development and transformation. Our condolences. May he rest in peace.”explained the company in a note published on its social networks.