UMaya Gabeira Uphule irekhodi Lomhlaba Ngegagasi Elikhulu Kakhulu Elivulwa Ngowesifazane

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NgoFebhuwari 11, 2020, uMaya Gabeira waqopha umlando weGuinness World ku-Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge e-Portugal ngokuntweza igagasi elikhulu kunawo wonke ake agilwa owesifazane. Igagasi elingamamitha angu-73.5 futhi lalilelona elikhulu kunawo wonke asetshenziswa yi-surfed noma ubani kulo nyaka - kufakwe amadoda - okungokokuqala ngqa kwabesifazane ekutshuzeni okukhokhelwayo, i New York Times imibiko.

"Into engiyikhumbula kakhulu ngaleli gagasi wumsindo ngesikhathi uqhuma ngemuva kwami," kusho uGabeira ku-Instagram. "Ngangesaba kakhulu ukubona ukuthi umfutho wawusondele kakhulu kimi." (Okuhlobene: Indlela Lo wesifazane Anqoba Ngayo Ukwesaba Futhi Wathwebula I-Wave Ebulala Uyise)

Kokunye okuthunyelwe, umgijimi ubonge iqembu lakhe futhi wabona ukuthi le mpumelelo imangalisa kanjani kwabesifazane kulo mdlalo. “Lena impumelelo yethu futhi ikufanele kakhulu,” ubhale kanje. "Bengingakaze ngicabange ukuthi lokhu kungenzeka, [kusa]zwakala. Ukuba nowesifazane kulesi sikhundla emdlalweni ogcwele abantu besilisa kuyiphupho lifezekile."

UGabeira ubengumtshuzi ochwepheshile kusukela eneminyaka engu-17 kuphela ubudala. Namuhla, lo msubathi oneminyaka engama-33 uthathwa njengomunye wama-surfers ahamba phambili emhlabeni, ngokuwina izindondo eziningi, kufaka phakathi indondo ye-ESPY (noma ye-Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) ye-Best Female Action Sports Athlete.

Eminyakeni edlule, uGabeira ubelokhu ekhuluma njalo ngobunzima obuza nokuncintisana njengowesifazane kwezokuntweza, okungumlando ophethwe ngabesilisa. "Isizungu esibandakanya ukunquma ukuba yi-wave wave enkulu njengowesifazane senza kube nzima kakhulu," kusho uGabeira muva nje. I-Atlantic. "Kunzima kakhulu ukuzibonakalisa [ungowesifazane] emphakathini ogcwele abesilisa. Abafana bathatha abanye abafana ngaphansi kwamaphiko abo; bahamba ndawonye. Anginalo iqembu lezintombi engihamba nazo lijaha amagagasi amakhulu. Amadoda anenqwaba amaqembu ahlukene ongahamba nawo."

UGabeira uphinde wabhekana nobunzima bomuntu siqu kulo lonke umsebenzi wakhe wokuntweza. Ngo-2013, wasinda ekuqothulweni okwesabekayo ngegagasi elingamamitha angama-50 elamgcina engaphansi kwamanzi imizuzu embalwa. Ngemva kokulahlekelwa ukwazi isikhashana, wavuselelwa nge-CPR. Wabuye waphula i-fibula yakhe futhi wahlushwa i-herniated disk emhlane ongezansi ngenxa yokusulwa. (Okuhlobene: Ungahlala Kanjani Ulungile Futhi Uphilile Uma Ulimele)

Kumthathe iminyaka emine uGabeira ukuthi alulame kulokhu kulimala. Ngaleso sikhathi, wahlinzwa kathathu emuva, wahlushwa impilo yakhe yengqondo, futhi walahlekelwa yibo bonke abaxhasi bakhe, ngokusho kwe New York Times.

Noma kunjalo, uGabeira akazange ayeke. Ngo-2018, ubengagcini nje ngokululama ekulimaleni kwakhe ngo-2013, kodwa futhi useqophe irekhodi lomhlaba labesifazane ngalowo nyaka ngemuva kokugibela igagasi elingamamitha angama-68. Yebo, ufunda lokho kwesokudla: UGabeira usethe inani eliphelele hhayi elilodwa, kodwa ezimbili amarekhodi omhlaba amagagasi amakhulu kunawo wonke ake antweza owesifazane.

Kodwa-ke, ngesikhathi serekhodi lakhe lomhlaba lika-2018, kwathatha izinyanga ezimbalwa zokunxenxa, futhi Isicelo esenziwa online, sokuthi uGabeira athole imvume yeWorld Surf League (WSL) yokuthumela irekhodi lakhe kwiGuinness World Records - umzabalazo owawubonakala uphakamisa ubandlululo yiWSL, ngokusho kwesikhalazo.

"Ngindiza ngendiza ngaya ekomkhulu le-WSL eLos Angeles, lapho abathembise khona ukuthi bazokweseka irekhodi lomhlaba labesifazane," kubhala uGabeira kulesi sicelo. "Kodwa ezinyangeni eziningi kamuva, kubonakala ngathi akukho nqubekela phambili futhi ama-imeyili ami awaphendulwanga. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi kwenzekani (kodwa kukhona abantu abangawuthandi umqondo wokuthi abesifazane basebenzise amagagasi amakhulu). Noma kunjalo , mhlawumbe angikwazanga ukumemeza kakhulu? Ngephimbo lakho, ngingavele ngizwakale. " (Okuhlobene: Kungani Ingxabano Ngomkhosi Owinile Weqembu Lebhola Lezinyawo Labesifazane BaseMelika Iphelele Iphelele I-BS)

Ngisho namanje ngokuthola irekhodi lomhlaba lakamuva likaGabeira, i-WSL ibambezele ukumenyezelwa kokuwina kwakhe okungokomlando ngamasonto amane uma kuqhathaniswa nesimemezelo sabesilisa, ngokusho I-Atlantic. Ukubambezeleka kubikwa ukuthi kube ngumphumela wokungafani kokushaya amagoli phakathi kwabesilisa nabesifazane abaselwandle kulo mncintiswano, kubika iphephandaba.

Ngaphandle kokubambezeleka, uGabeira manje uthola ukuqashelwa okumfanele - futhi engqondweni yakhe, lokho kuyisinyathelo esifanele. "Umdlalo wethu ulawulwa kakhulu ngabesilisa, kanti ukudlala ngakwabesilisa kuvamise ukuba namandla kakhulu ukwedlula okwethu njengabantu besifazane," utshele I-Atlantic. "Ngakho-ke ukuthola indlela nendawo kanye nokuziphatha okuthile ukuze kufinyezwe lelo gebe, nokuphetha kulo nyaka ukuthi owesifazane watshuza igagasi elikhulu kunawo wonke, elide kunawo wonke onyakeni kuyinto emangalisayo. Kuvula umbono wokuthi kwezinye izigaba nezinye izigaba ezindaweni zokuntweza, lokhu kungafezwa, futhi."

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