The so-called Zurdo de Oro, historic fourth place in Tokyo 2020, published on his profile on the social network Instagram a photo of himself with the Eiffel Tower behind him and a message making his fifth event under the five rings official.
Connoisseurs of the specialty were waiting for the announcement here, from the Federation or from the athlete himself, after last April 30 the governing body of badminton worldwide released the latest ranking and the native of the department of Zacapa was ranked 38th. .
In the individual men’s competition in the French capital, from July 26 to August 11, precisely that number of athletes will participate, for which Cordón took one of the only two places on the American continent by adding 37,876 points.
The first was at the hands of the young Canadian Brian Yang, who from his competitions in different previous competitions accumulated 51,173 units, valid for the 24th planetary seat.
The 37-year-old Guatemalan, recent Pan American champion held in this capital, stands out alone as the national racket player with presence in four consecutive Olympics.
At the beginning of last March, skeet shooter Sebastián Bermúdez became the tenth chapín to secure his place in Paris, after his result during the XVI CAT Americas Championship, in the Dominican Republic.
The first from the land of the quetzal to obtain his passage under the five rings was the marcher José Alejandro Barrondo, after surpassing the minimum mark on June 3, 2023 in the International Grand Prix of La Coruña, Spain.
Long distance runner Luis Grijalva, who has lived in the United States since he was a child, immediately managed to participate in his second Olympic event.
The modern pentathletes Sophia Hernández and Andrés Fernández at the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023 obtained their seat among the local delegation to Paris.
In that same continental competition, the shooters Ruano and Brol, as well as the sailboat Juan Ignacio Maegli, also stood out for their Olympic classification.
At the beginning of last December, the renowned 27-year-old marathoner Alberto González obtained a pass to the French capital in Valencia, Spain.
This Central American nation managed to bring 24 representatives to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Cordón’s fourth place being the best performance.
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2024-05-02 17:48:04
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