Cárdenas Rifka Wins 100m Dash with Dad as Coach
Armando Cárdenas, son of a track legend, wins gold at Nationals. Trained by his father, he balances family legacy with his own goals. The newly revamped track sparks memories for his coach and fuels dreams of international competition for Armando.
Having my father as a coach is wonderful, said Armando Alejandro Cárdenas Rikfa, a member of the Veracruz delegation, winner of the gold medal in the 100-meter dash event, marked on the CODE Revolución track, within the framework of the second day athletics corresponding to the 20-23 category.
Son of sports figures Alejandro Cárdenas Robles and Romary Rifka, the medalist has managed to forge his own path and after a year of absence he returned to the CONADE Nationals, to become champion with a time of 10.77 seconds.