“Desafío 21″ Competitor Mencho Suffers Knee Injury, Battles Through Tears During Challenge
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA – Mencho, a member of the gamma team on the reality competition Desafío 21, sustained a knee injury during the “sentence, prize and punishment” challenge, forcing him to withdraw from the immediate competition and receive medical attention. The incident occurred after a fall within the honeycomb structure of the challenge, leaving Mencho unable to walk without assistance and visibly distraught.
The injury happened as mencho attempted to descend with his team’s orange ball, falling “In Punta” – on the tip of his foot - according to his account. Despite the pain, Mencho demonstrated resilience, stating through tears to host Andrea Serna, “Sad, the truth. I am a sports soldier and today fate played a bad pass. I am with many feelings found, but despite this I believe that I showed the team that an injury will not make me faint.I gave everything and I have a motto: ‘They win me with the shoes force’.”
Back at the house, Mencho clarified that the injury stemmed from an improper fall, explaining, “I fell badly, I did not fall as it was, I felt that it stretched me something and right now the paramedics shoudl come. Sorry, excuse me, I did not faint, I gave everything.” Fellow competitor Deisy, from Alpha, expressed sympathy, noting Mencho’s visible distress.Despite some teammates potentially questioning the severity of his pain, Mencho maintained he never considered giving up.
Mencho has accepted he will receive the first women’s cycle vest as a consequence of being unable to complete the challenge, but vowed to approach it with a positive attitude.
Viewers can continue to follow the competition on Caracol Televisión, airing Monday through friday at 8:00 pm, and through the program’s WhatsApp channel.
