Mariafe Artacho del Solar has made a pact with her mum to reunite at the Commonwealth Games, she’s hoping Sydney’s World Beach Volleyball Tour will be her gateway to achieve it.
Mariafe Artacho del Solar came to Australia aged 11 when her family relocated here from Peru.
She had already discovered indoor volleyball back in her native country, but it was in Australia that she discovered her love for beach volleyball.
Her mother has since returned to South America, but the pair has agreed to reunite if Mariafe makes the Commonwealth Games team for next April's event on the Gold Coast.
"When she left I didn't know when we would see each other again, so we set a goal. We said see you in April," she told SBS News.