The native of Mérida, Yucatán, wrote a letter through his Twitter account thanking the support and all the experiences he lived during 25 years of his life.
“The time has come to hand over the baton to the new generations of sports in Mexico, who will have to support me from other trenches,” Pacheco began with his first tweet, thanking his coach Ma Majin.
The pride of Yucatán, who will soon be Federal Deputy for his state, continued: “I reiterate that the moment of my retirement has come, I am aware that I will never stop playing sports because it is thanks to him that my character, my discipline and my health have been forged. ”.
Triple gold and triple silver medalist at Pan American Games. Mexican standard bearer. Four times Olympic competitor.
“Today more than ever, I want to put all my effort and work so that more children, young people, women and men have a better chance of fulfilling all their dreams. If something else remains to be said, it is thanks to life for so many blessings, ”continued the future public servant in the nation’s Chamber of Deputies.
“I will continue to be as the Olympic motto says; Taller, faster and stronger, being a champion means fighting to conquer what seems impossible, ”added Rommel.
Thank you # Tokyo2020 you never stopped surprising and inspiring me …
Rommel’s message was embraced and supported by his thousands of followers on his account. Let’s remember that the same diver has a YouTube channel where he has shared his sports experiences as well as coexistence with others great sportsmen like with Tom Daley , British gold medalist, whom consider an example and great friend .