For most multi-time world championship racers, their post racing career is often found within the sport itself or closely associated to powersports, be them custom ski builders, trainers and coaches, and even dealership owners. But for Peru’s Paloma Noceda, a larger calling beckoned.
According to a report published at Deansteam.com, the nine-time National Title and three-time World Championship winner, Paloma Noceda is making a run for Congress in her home country of Peru. In a Facebook post back in May, she announced her decision with the following post (translated):
“Many will be surprised by my decision to run for Congress of the Republic. It wasn’t an easy decision, because after 18 years of hard work in sport and placing the Peru at the top of the podium, today I retire momentarily to assume a greater challenge with our country.
“For those who don’t know me, I can say that I have a clean record and many goals reached: Industrial Engineer entitled at the university of Lima, master of science in Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship) of the university of Bristol in England, magister in administration of the agribusiness Esan University. I have a family that I love, I’m a mother of a girl and a boy and I have a partner who respects me, supports me and goes with it.”
“I want to be a congressman because I feel like a big commitment for our country and I am prepared to contribute. I don’t want to keep complaining because things don’t work out, because we don’t have security, because we are always the peruvians in recent posts in education, health and development. I’m tired of seeing injustices, that our people hasn’t got a chance, that the bureaucracy we consume.
“I believe in the proposal of keiko and the great team of people’s strength. The plan Peru is the result of the dialogue with the communities to the length and breadth of our country, the work of years of an entire team, listening to the peruvians and knowing their problems. I can vouch for that, because I’ve lived hard these last few weeks, ever since I was invited to take part of this proposal.
“I could have decided not to get involved, don’t have an opinion about politics and get on with my usual routine, but this is an opportunity to put my strength, my passion and my training at the service of the country. I’ve made a commitment and to achieve this i need the support of you, to build a peru opportunities, so that peruvians we get a 20 in sport, a 20 in education and a 20 in entrepreneurship.
“To those who trust in my, so much appreciate your support to disseminate the information in this campaign. Kontigo to Congress!”
