The Costa Rican athlete Andrea Vargas not only qualified this Wednesday for the final of the 100 meter hurdles at the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023, in Chile, but she was only one hundredth away from achieving the mark at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Costa Rican team competed in its qualifying heat this Tuesday and sealed the ticket with a time of 12.78, one hundredth of a second away from achieving the minimum mark for the Olympics.
The best time of the national season was 12.91, while his best time in his career is 12.64, which he achieved at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in 2019.
The Costa Rican is the defending champion of these events, having won them in Lima 2019.
The final of the women’s 100 meters hurdles will take place this Wednesday at 4:48 p.m.
Ticos medals at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games:
Maricruz Ortiz – women’s Racquetboll Andrés Acuña and Gabriel García – men’s doubles Racquetboll Leilani McGonagle – Shortboard Lía Díaz – Longboard Jennifer Kalmbach – SUP Race
2023-10-31 22:54:35
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