Venezuela will participate with 25 athletes in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, after one of its members tested positive for Covid-19.
It is about the parathlete Héctor Espinoza, who could not board his plane to Japan and accompany the delegation in the sporting event.
This was confirmed on August 21 by journalist Mari Riquelme. The contagion of judoka it would have happened in Turkey.
So far, Espinoza’s health status is unknown, however, Everything indicates that he would be recovering in that country.
With this loss, the parathlete Marcos Blanco will be the only Creole who will represent Venezuela in the discipline, under the -60kg category.
The team will have a presence in other sports such as athletics, swimming, power, weightlifting, cycling, and table tennis.
Lisbeli Vera and Abraham Ortega appear as the great favorites of the national team, followed by the veteran Victor Hugo Garrido who will seek to get the gold in individual pursuit and time trial.
HOW WILL THE CLASSIFICATION BE?
According to the official website of the Paralympics, a system was established to ensure the success of each athlete according to their skill, endurance and capacity, thus reducing limitations.
In this sense, the classification determines the applicants in sports classes according to their disability.
For example, in the case of Blanco, judo is designated with the category B, that is, a sport for parathletes with vision problems.
“Competitors receive a rating based on the severity of their visual impairment ranging from B1 (total blindness) a B3 (poor vision). The athletes B1, B2 and B3 they compete together in an event, “the committee noted.
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Let us also remember that Venezuela has a gold medal in this discipline, obtained by the parathlete Naomi Soazo in Beijing 2008.
Soazo repeated the feat in Rio 2016 with a bronze medal, judoka Marcos Falcón won another bronze medal in London 2012.
