The Colombian women Mariana Pajon She qualified this Thursday for the semi-finals of the BMX Racing event at the Paris Olympic Games, as the first classified in the repechage, ahead of her compatriot Gabriela Bolle.
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The two-time Olympic champion in London 2012 and Rio 2016, and runner-up in Tokyo 2020, could only finish 14th at the end of the three quarter-final qualifying rounds, one place behind Bolle and one ahead of Brazil’s Paola Reis, so the three South Americans had to go through a play-off between those ranked 13th to 20th, in which Pajón was the fastest, with Bolle third, and Reis finally eliminated.
Mariana Pajon (100).
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Pajón recovered and qualified
Pajón and Bolle reached their position in the semi-final, in which they will also play for a place in the final in three series, but they will have to work hard, as their rivals were far superior.
“There was a lot of anxiety in the first laps, but I am happy to have made it through. It is lovely to see the people, the family and we hope to have peace of mind for the second day,” said Bolle.
“The race took me by surprise. I have to believe in myself tomorrow and I hope that this experience will help me. Physically I am fine, but I have to think about doing better, moving better on the track,” said Pajón.
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