He once came in fourth in his series in the keirin repechage of track cycling at the Olympics.2024 Olympic Games, Martha Bayona It was a sea of tears, because I was a candidate to obtain a medal.
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Her track record, what she has done in recent years, the silver medal in that race at last year’s World Championships, put her close to a final and a fight for the medals, but that was not to be.
(Flor Denis Ruiz takes the first step: to the javelin throw final of the 2024 Olympic Games)
Sad
It was her second Olympic Games after her first time in Rio de Janeiro 2016was not in Tokyo in 2021 and arrived in Paris with that great goal, but did not achieve it.
She herself took responsibility for the result that surprised the cycling delegation and the Colombian delegation at the competition.
“I apologize to my partner, my family, the team Colombia “Now my coach. Only they know what we went through to get here and not achieve what we expected,” Bayona wrote on his X account, formerly Twitter.
And I add: “Sad as hell, but it didn’t happen. I take full responsibility. There will be another chance on Friday.”
The Santander runner sees the option in speed, but the truth is that her specialty is the keirin, so now she will see what she can do in that competition.
Lisandro Rengifo
Special correspondent from EL TIEMPO in Paris
@lisandroabel
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