Fargo double champ Echemendia chronicles journey from Cuba to United States

Anthony Echemendia was a double champion in Fargo

I knew that I could not say anything to my parents because they are overprotective of me and they would not agree with my decision. My parents preferred my presence at their side, they did not care about the conditions that Cuba has, they just wanted their son by their side pic.twitter.com/XHnsmajcTS

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

When I was on the way, I found two fanatical boys in the sport who knew me and they decided to help me to reach the border of Belize with Guatemala. Travel for hours and arrive in Peten a state of Guatemala that borders Belize. I had been there about five days waiting to continue pic.twitter.com/ZaqRTWAVxW

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

When I can communicate with my parents they quickly contacted some relatives that I have in the United States and they helped me with money to cross the borders. When I got the money, I crossed into Belize and stayed 5 days in a little house in the mountains. pic.twitter.com/Z3hrCvKYCp

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

I was waiting for a day because there was a line to cross the river and I had to pay a man who was going to take me on his small boat to Quintana Roo State of Mexico. That was a difficult day I was not eating anything until finally I arrived in Mexico. pic.twitter.com/OweYBRkeQV

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

I arrived at the border of Paso Texas and turned in to ask for political asylum. I was in detention for 2 months and 20 days waiting for the process to be done in order to enter the United States. In October they gave me the news that they going to let me go. It was a very happy pic.twitter.com/JJYfVJ9vtm

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

I started studying and training at Sunnyside HS, and there I found another family. I felt very happy because I was surrounded by wonderful people. They always helped me in everything. pic.twitter.com/aSM4OhuVNz

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019

A year ago I went in search of a dream that today I conceived that dream was to reach the United States and be able to wrestle. I hope to be able to represent the greatest country internationally. I'm a Double USA national champion and I'm going to work hard, I hope to get more pic.twitter.com/92B2xSXRuv

�" Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) July 21, 2019