This Friday, July 26, the flame of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be lit and the Colombian delegation will parade along the Seine River at the inauguration of the most important sporting event in the world.
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There are 89 Colombian athletes looking to win an Olympic medal in Paris, including Mariana Pajón, in BMX; Ingrit Valencia, in boxing; Erika Lasso, in judo; and Anthony Zambrano, in athletics.
Although the opening is this Friday, some of the countrymen will start competing this Thursday. We tell you who the first athletes to represent Colombia are:
Thursday, July 25
Women’s Football: Colombia vs. France (2 pm Colombian time)
Archery: From 2:30 a.m.
In addition, Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Paris to attend the opening of the Olympic Games and participate in the opening of ‘Casa Colombia’, a strategy with which the country intends to promote tourism.
At these Games, Colombia will compete in athletics, weightlifting, boxing and cycling, among other disciplines.
This way, The goal is to win at least five medals.
One of the hopes is in Flor Denis Ruizwho finished second in the javelin throw at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
And in weights the card is considered to be Yeison LopezThe Chocó native is the one with the greatest progress and has a great chance: he arrives in Paris as second in the world ranking in the 89-kilo category.
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