Angel Barajas, this is what the vehicular bridge in Cúcuta will be called, in honor of the Olympic medalist

The congratulations and praise for the athlete never stop Angel Barajas for his excellent performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal.

Cúcuta dressed up for a party on Tuesday to welcome as a hero the gymnast Ángel Barajas, the 17-year-old who on Monday won the silver medal in the high bar final at the Paris Olympic Games, a milestone for the sport in his country.

Hundreds of people arrived at Camilo Daza airport in the capital of the department of Norte de Santander, which has the main border crossing with Venezuela, with whistles, flags and banners in the red and black that characterizes this city to welcome the gymnast.

“I am thrilled by this welcome, I have no words, I am happy. Thank you all for your support,” said Barajas from a fire truck in which he toured the main streets of his hometown, which experienced a day of music, dancing and shouts of joy.

Angel Barajas Bridge

The athlete, wearing a T-shirt with his image and the message “dreams come true,” showed the crowd his medal, threw foam and celebrated with the people who accompanied him on the race, which took place just one day after achieving glory in the French capital.

In the midst of the celebration, there was more, as the authorities announced that the new vehicular bridge in Cúcuta will be named Ángel Barajas. This was announced by Mayor Jorge Acevedo and the governor of Norte de Santander, William Villamizar.

“Today, and not surprisingly, the Angel Barajas Bridge at the entrance to Cúcuta goes down in history,” was the official announcement.

In addition, it was announced that the coliseum will be called Jairo Ruizin honor of the Barajas coach.

Barajas’ feat was to score 14.533, the same score as the first, the Japanese Shinnosuke Oka. However, in artistic gymnastics, the value is more placed on the execution of the exercise, which was scored 7.933 for Barajas and 8.633 for Oka, than on its difficulty, which was rated 6.6 and 5.9, respectively.

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