2024 Olympics: Mariana Pajón, eliminated and says goodbye to Paris; Mateo Carmona, Olympic diploma in BMX

The Colombian Matthew Carmona qualified for the BMX final at the Olympic Games after a great semi-final on Friday, but was unable to win a medal. Mariana Pajón, the great Colombian medalist, She was eliminated in the same phase and will not be able to compete for another Olympic medal.

Mariana’s farewell

Mariana, in her fourth Olympics, made a great effort in Paris and left in tears, because she wanted more and was close. Her quarter-final phase on Thursday was very tough and she managed to advance in the repechage.

Mariana finished fifth in the first round on Friday, scoring five points. Gabriela Bolle, the other Colombian, finished sixth.

In the second race, Mariana had a great race, she showed her quality, and finished third with a very good performance. She was doing very well and was excited about the final.

In the third round, Gabriela finished eighth. Pajón, in her turn, started very well, but was unlucky, she had a slight collision with a rival, lost stability and finished seventh. Thus, she said goodbye to the possibility of winning another Olympic medal.

Matthew, diploma

In men, Matthew Carmona He started third in his first two semifinal hits, then was fourth and got into the sixth place final in a great performance; Diego Arboleda had a harder time and did not manage to qualify.

Mateo started the final in a tough battle and although he made a great effort he could not reach the podium, given the power of the French athletes. Carmona finished sixth and won an Olympic diploma.

“One has to be thankful and I was thinking of a medal for the country, I prepared myself, but things didn’t work out, I was happy with my performance, I gave it my all… I have a serious knee problem, which I had a hard time overcoming, with pain when I started,” Mateo told RCN.

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