DIMAS VASQUEZ Rey Melchor

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
13	-72 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	153.0
20	-72 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	120.0

Playing video games. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Athlete, Hairdresser

Trade - Mechanic

One son [2018]

Spanish

Maximo Viquez [national], PAN

2017 for Panama, World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

He took up the sport at age 30 in 2017 at the High Performance Centre [CEARE] in Panama City, Panama. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019, 05 Dec 2017; impresa.prensa.com, 08 Sep 2018)

At a young age he tried to stay active in order to not gain weight, and played football. In 2017 when he needed a new prosthetic he got in contact with the Panamanian Paralympic Committee, who suggested he try the sport. "I was asked if I liked lifting weights, and I said, 'Yes'. They told me about the discipline and I liked it." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; prensa.com, 17 Aug 2021)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (impresa.prensa.com, 08 Sep 2018)

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

His mother. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

"Never stop believing in yourself." (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)