Overview
- Palao, whose Instagram post followed Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 in Lima, said a lumbar problem and cramps slowed his time and thanked Baigorria and his daughter for cheering from China.
- Baigorria, on a business trip in China, did not publicly respond to the message, though she recently told reporters they still communicate and live together as she takes time to decide her next steps.
- TV hosts criticized the way he folded the anniversary into a sports recap, with Rodrigo González saying the post did not give Baigorria proper prominence on a significant date.
- Tensions escalated on Esto es guerra when Palao confronted Onelia Molina for mouthing a phrase that implied he was lying, a move later rebuked by presenter Rebeca Escribens, who questioned his stance.
- Questions about his back‑injury claims grew after Mathías Brivio suggested his recent time off looked like race prep, and El Popular recorded Palao refusing to give anniversary remarks to the press, saying he was focused on the competition.