Juan Caicedo, discus thrower, raises Ecuador’s qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 45 | Other Sports | sports

Discus thrower Juan Caicedo became Ecuador’s 45th ranked for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (2021), after World Athletics, the governing body of athletics worldwide, will confirm this Friday the brand of the tricolor athlete at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto (Portugal), made last wednesday. This was communicated by the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE) and the Ecuadorian Athletics Federation.

The COE stressed that Caicedo becomes the first discóbolo from Ecuador in an Olympic event.

The athlete from Carche (28 years old) registered 66.36 meters in the Porto competition on June 23, ranking first, according to the report on the World Athletics website.

In a statement this Friday, the COE points out: “The previous year in Lovelhe (Portugal), Caicedo had already reached the minimum mark for Tokyo, even surpassing it, 69.60, his best personal mark so far. However, the registration was made in July 2020, times when Tokyo’s qualification was suspended due to the pandemic. The process was reopened in December ”.

And he continues: “Caicedo was aware that he could achieve it, so he continued his preparation in Europe. This year he returned to concentrate there thanks to the support of the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee. In April, also in Lovelhe, he put 62.58, being close to the minimum of 66 ″.

In social networks, Sebastián Palacios, Minister of Sports, echoed Caicedo’s classification.

With a new representation in athletics (17 in total), Ecuador reaches 45 athletes for the next JJ. OO. There are also five in cycling, four in boxing, four in weightlifting, three in judo, two in swimming, two in fighting, two in sport shooting and one in each of the disciplines of triathlon, table tennis, archery. , surfing, pentathlon and equestrian. (D)