N'egwuregwu Olimpik nke afọ 2008 na Beijing, Silva ruru eru maka ndị otu Chile nke abụọ ya n'egwuregwu cross-country nke ụmụ nwoke
agbụrụ site na ịnata ụgbọ mmiri na-akpaghị aka site na Chilean Cycling Federation () na Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), dabere na arụmọrụ ya kachasị mma na World na Pan American Championships na na Mountain Biking World Series. Silva enweghị ike ịkwalite ọzọ ogologo njem gafere obodo site na njem ya na Atens, ebe ọ kwụsịrị usoro ya na naanị okirikiri abụọ iji gaa na njedebe na njedebe nke iri atọ na isii.