Honduras will have as a standard bearer at the ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2021, to be held on July 23, the lucky athlete Julio Horrego, a 23-year-old swimmer, as confirmed this day by the National Olympic Committee.
In statements to TEN, the president of the entity, Salvador Jimenez, revealed that the decision was defined by the merits achieved by July in his discipline, which he practices in Florida, United States.
He will attend the highest sporting event after the invitation of the International Olympic Committee who recognized his ability after achieving a prestigious B mark for the Games, as well as for the short and long pool world championships. I would swim in the 200 meter breaststroke.
Julio Horrego will be the representative of Honduras in the men’s swimming branch.Horrego is the athlete with the best individual record of those who will attend the tournament for Honduras, who are Julimar Ávila also in swimming, Keyla Ávila in taekwondo, Cergia Guity in judo and in the absence of official confirmation (his participation must be made official on Monday), Melique García in athletics, according to TEN he got to know.
Honduras soccer team would not attend the opening event
According to Salvador Jiménez, the Under-23 selection national would not participate in the ceremony of the contest, as a result of what was declared by the coach Miguel Falero Friday at a press conference.
The helmsman of the national team commented that the H could not attend the ceremony due to the fatigue that an event like this produces, since it should be noted that the day before, July 22, the Bicolor does its training in the tournament before Romania in Kashima, 85 kilometers away from Tokyo.
SEE: Calendar of the Honduras Under-23 National Team at the Olympic Games
Salvador commented that the non-presentation of the National Team is not yet official, but that it is most likely. This would be confirmed in the next few days.
The National Team will travel to Japan next Wednesday, July 7.
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