Monica Puig interview: From tennis Olympic gold to the Ironman …
WEB2 days ago · Puig, the gold medalist in women’s singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, completed a 2.4-mile swim, did 112 miles on a bike and then ran a full marathon (26.2 miles) in 13 hours, 57 minutes and 20 ...
Olympic champion Monica Puig announces retirement from tennis
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Puerto Rico's Monica Puig, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, announced her retirement from tennis and will pursue a career in broadcasting with ESPN.
Sidelined by injuries, Monica Puig thriving in role as ... - WTA Tennis
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Growing restless from a long rehab following shoulder surgery, Monica Puig has temporarily set aside her tennis racquet for a microphone.
Chris Evert in awe of Monica Puig as Olympics gold medalist ...
WEB5 days ago · Chris Evert was highly impressed by Monica Puig after she completed her first Ironman contest at the 2024 World Championship in Nice, France. The Puerto Rican completed the race in under 14 hours.
Monica Puig, surprise Olympic tennis champion, announces …
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Monica Puig, who won a 2016 Olympic tennis title, the first gold medal for Puerto Rico in any event, announced her retirement Monday.
Monica Puig Tops Her Olympic Gold Medal Win by Successfully …
WEB5 days ago · Former tennis player Monica Puig added another feather to her cap after successfully completing the Ironman World Championship 2024 in Nice, France. For the 2016 Rio gold medalist, this marks an important milestone in her excellent career. Having retired from Tennis in 2022, many believed that Puig’s sports career had come to an end.
Tokyo 2020: Five years after winning Olympic gold, Puig
WEBJul 31, 2021 · As the Tokyo Olympics loomed, Monica Puig promised herself not to wallow in the glorious past – or her less-than-perfect present. She wouldn’t watch the tennis competition that five years ago defined her life. Her social media touches, she hoped, would be …
Monica Puig says farewell in San Juan exhibition with Venus …
WEBSep 17, 2023 · More than a year after her tennis career officially ended, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig got the hometown farewell she deserved on Friday in San Juan.
How marathon running stopped former tennis player Monica Puig …
WEBJun 13, 2023 · CNN — Monica Puig won more than 300 matches during her tennis career and the feeling afterwards was often the same: relief, excitement, and satisfaction that the weeks and months of sacrifice...
Monica Puig - Wikipedia
WEBMonica Puig Marchán [a] (born September 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women's singles event. [1]
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