Ketlene Primot Sets Her Sights on a Medal

With the Central American and Caribbean Games just days away, Ketlene Primot is preparing to defend Haiti's colors with a clear ambition: reaching the podium. Based in the Dominican Republic, where she has been training for several years, the Haitian weightlifter dreams of turning the sacrifices of her daily life into a medal for her country.

Now 22 years old, Ketlene says that when she first discovered the sport—or rather, in her own words, when she was "discovered" by her coach—nothing suggested