For NY Times: Dayshalee Salamán makes the Olympics
Erika P. Rodriguez
Photographer
based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
For one of my first assignments during the lockdown last year I met Dayshalee Salamán, aka Dinamita, who was recovering from a serious knee injury.
The halt of life during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic gave Dayshalee the chance to recover in time for the Tokyo Games this year, getting to represent Puerto Rico in the Olympics – a first for the women's basketball team.
Dayshalee did physical therapy at her grandmother's home in Carolina, P.R., and posed for a portrait in a basketball court nearby.
You can see the full story here:
'When the Olympics Delay Gets You to the Games'
The yearlong postponement of the Olympics let some athletes recover enough from injuries for another shot at the Games.
The halt of life during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic gave Dayshalee the chance to recover in time for the Tokyo Games this year, getting to represent Puerto Rico in the Olympics – a first for the women's basketball team.
Dayshalee did physical therapy at her grandmother's home in Carolina, P.R., and posed for a portrait in a basketball court nearby.
You can see the full story here:
'When the Olympics Delay Gets You to the Games'
The yearlong postponement of the Olympics let some athletes recover enough from injuries for another shot at the Games.
For NY Times: Dayshalee Salamán makes the Olympics
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