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Finally, after several months of waiting, the Guatemalan badminton player Kevin Cordón received the Olympic diploma for her fourth place in badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“We already have it! Diploma of the 4th. Place of Badminton in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”, It was Kevin Cordón’s message through his Instagram account where he shared the photo with his diploma.
Kevin Cordon made Guatemala vibrate in the Olympic games that were held last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Guatemalan was one step away from the medal, but his great performance against the best in the world will remain engraved in the memory of millions of Guatemalans.
What is an Olympic diploma?
Not only medals are awarded in the Olympic GamesIn addition, the organization awards the famous Olympic diplomas, another type of recognition for some athletes.
This distinction aims to assess the performance of athletes who did not manage to win one of the medals, gold, silver or bronze in each discipline, but they came close.
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Olympic diplomas are not new, they are awarded from the 1948 Olympics in London. Then it was awarded to athletes who finished in fourth, fifth and sixth positions.
Since the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, andl International Olympic Committee awards diplomas up to eighth place.
It is an official physical document that bears the name of the athlete, the discipline and certifies their position in the test. It also bears the signatures of the organizers.
