The expectation at the start of the year was great. Several sporting events postponed to 2020 due to the pandemic entered the scene in 2021 (for example: the Olympic and Paralympic Games) and others have given free rein to the result of the preparation of several of our athletes for months.
Each of the ten athletes listed below has the merit of occupying a place in the history of Colombian sport., whose importance is indisputable. It is a recognition of each of the exploits achieved, based on the effort invested to achieve them.
Le Zipaquireño, champion of the Giro d’Italia, became the first Colombian to win the Tour de France and the Giro, a milestone. In a sensational display during the first two weeks of the race, Egan confirmed he is the living legend of Colombian cycling. Now he has to win the Tour of Spain for which there will surely be a plan; there is no rush, he is barely 24 years old.
Egan Bernal’s entire journey at this Giro: from the attack on the dirt road of Campo Felice to the dust of Montalcino, from the solitaire ride in Cortina to the crisis in Sega di Ala – bien à Milan, doves to conquer his cousin #Giro d’Italia . @Eganbernal pic.twitter.com/LAJuWKbUTr
– Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) 7 juin 2021
Considered one of the best archers of all time, Sara became the world champion in compound archery (securing her sixth world title) and in 2021 finished first in the world rankings for the discipline of world archery. In fact, he entered the book of Records Guinness like the athlete who occupied the Top 1 of this ranking the most days.
NEWS. Sara Lopez Breaks World # 1 Archery Ranked Days Record https://t.co/GkdtVaigMb
– World Archery (@worldarchery) 10 novembre 2021
The BMX queen won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics and established herself as the most successful Colombian athlete in these games. (gold in London 2012 and Rio 2016) and after going through a difficult Olympics, with serious injuries. Mariana also finished the year, as the overall champion of the BMX World Cup of the International Cycling Union – UCI.
The tennis player Cucuteña started 2021 with two goals to achieve: to finish the year among the top 100 tennis players in the world and to compete in Grand Slam tournaments. Objectives fully achieved, since in January she was 186 in the WTA rankings and in December of the same year she was number 55, being the best Latin American in the rankings. She has played Roland Garros, Wimbledon (reaching the third round) and the US Open and as if that weren’t enough, at just 19 she has already won her first WTA tournament as a professional. An athlete revelation come true.
María Camila Osorio will enter the group of the 100 best tennis players in the world in the #WTA ranking! ??
???????? @CamiOsorioTenis defeated Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (6-4 and 6-2) and qualified for the WTA 250 semi-final in Belgrade (Serbia ????????)
????: @WTA #SerbiaLadiesOpen pic.twitter.com/gUDWWBOVJ9
– COL Olympic Committee (@OlimpicoCol) May 21, 2021
Nelson’s contribution to Colombia to achieve their best participation in Paralympic Games history has been remarkable: 1 gold medal (with world record included) and two more silver at Tokyo 2020 catapult him like a legend of para-swimming in our country, and one of the best in the world. His career began at 15 and today at 29, he is already thinking about Paris 2024. IMPARABLE.
Colombia’s first big joy at Tokyo 2020 came in the name of weightlifting. Luis Javier Mosquera won a silver medal, being part of a Colombian delegation reduced in weightlifting due to doping sanctions that barely allowed the country to transport 3 athletes, with whom the pressure to reach the podium was present. He had two surgeries in his previous prep and in the end the payoff came.
Make all of Colombia dream ????️????????
Concentration. The discipline. Execution.
Luis Javier Mosquera won the silver medal in weightlifting with a total of 331 kg. (67kg category) # Tokyo2020 #Olympic Games #Halterofilia # Weightlifting #Colombia @OlimpicoCol pic.twitter.com/lPM0VEIlio
– The Olympic Games (@juegosolimpicos) August 31, 2021
In the process of consolidating Colombian skateboarding as a high performance sport, there is a historical fact to be highlighted, as it has been the ranking of Jhancarlos at the Olympic Games in this sport, being the first Colombian to reach it, and obtaining one of the 20 world quotas who were rewarded in the Street modality thanks to his good performance at the World Cup in Italy and in which he occupied the fourteenth position.
Colombian ????????Jhancarlos González managed to place himself in box 14 among the 32 semi-finalists of the World Skateboarding Championship ???? (street), and will add 7,930 points for the world ranking of the qualifying path at the # Olympic Games in Tokyo2020 ???????? @ OlimpicoCol photo twitter.com/QJvCYEZoR2
– Fedepatín (@Fedepatincol) June 5, 2021
Achieving an Olympic medal in grassroots sport, athletics, is quite an achievement. However, in the case of Anthony Zambrano, it was consolidating as one of the best in the world in his specialty, the 400m flat.. He won the Diamond League stoppage in Florence and finished second in Doha. He also led the standings of the Colombian 4 × 400 relay team at Tokyo 2020.
Colombia: Anthony is #plata!
@ AZambrano400 ran with his soul to win the medal in the 400m event. # Tokyo2020 # Olympic Games
Follow the action LIVE: https://t.co/CnYb0qsjIT pic.twitter.com/qq1Ovb3EwG
– The Olympic Games (@juegosolimpicos) August 5, 2021
Athletic walking, a sport with high physical demands, had Colombia as the protagonist of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. And there Sandra Lorena Arenas obtained a surprising and historic silver medal in the 20 km modality on the Sapporo circuit, remaining throughout the event in the main group, and being the second Latin American athlete to reach it in an Olympic game. In the end, his time was 1h 29mins 27sec
The final moment! This is how Sandra Lorena Arenas crossed the 20-kilometer walk in Tokyo to win the silver medal.
Sure Sports pic.twitter.com/yQfDiCxF7M
– El País Cali ???? # ElPaisPaLante (@elpaiscali) August 6, 2021
Wayuu-born footballer Guajiro presented his credentials in the world’s oldest continental tournament, the Copa América, as the great footballer that he is. He was the tournament’s top scorer, picked the tournament’s big deal, and his goal against Brazil is nominated to win the FIFA Puskas Award for the season’s best score. As if that were not enough, in Europe and with his team Porto FC, he is the Portuguese team’s top scorer with 11 annotations and is the object of the great teams of the old continent.
Luis Díaz for the Puskas Prize! ??
The Colombian’s goal in CONMEBOL # CopaAmérica against Brazil ???????? was nominated to participate in the Puskas Award, awarded by FIFA for the best goal of the year ???????? @ FCFSeleccionCol pic.twitter.com/NHnLkf86Jm
– Copa America (@CopaAmerica) 30 novembre 2021
