Analysis Areandina Valledupar
An analysis of the Sports Training Program of Areandina, Valledupar headquarters, projects the outlook for the Colombian delegation in the next Olympic Games. According to data provided by the Colombian Olympic Committee, the national team will be made up of 88 athletes (51 women and 37 men) who will represent us in Paris, 17 more than those who were in Tokyo 2020.
According to Jhonatan David Camelo López, a teacher at the Areandina Sports Training Program in Valledupar, although it is difficult to predict results in such competitive events, the national delegation hopes to surpass its performance in the previous Olympics, where it won four silver medals and one bronze. “The outlook is optimistic, with outstanding athletes in various disciplines, placing 66th in the competition, above Argentina and Mexico.”
Lopez acknowledges that the country could have great opportunities to achieve medals in
competitions such as athletics (especially long jump), as well as boxing and cycling,
where he has historically performed well. “Compared to the last Olympics, there is a renewed focus on preparation.” At the same time, he warns that there are other categories that are poised to win medals, including: weightlifting and BMX.
“Especially in athletics there are many hopes for Sandra Lorena Arenas, silver medalist in Tokyo; and Eider Arévalo, who achieved a minimum mark in the World Race Walking Tour
Dudinska 50 in Slovakia, both in 20 kilometer walk; Natalia Linares, who qualified by winning first place in women’s long jump at the Central American and Caribbean Games; and Flor Denis Ruíz, who was second at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and surpassed the minimum mark to qualify for the Olympic Games,” he highlights.
There are also important expectations with what may happen with Ronal Longa who
He will compete in the 100-meter dash, becoming the first Colombian to go under 10 meters.
Second in this test; Tatiana Rentería, who will fight in the 76 kilogram category,
secured her place for the Olympic Games after obtaining one of the five tickets
available at the World Championships in Belgrade; Angie Orjuela, who will participate in
marathon, set a national and South American record at the BMW Berlin Marathon 2023;
Luisa Blanco, who will be present in all-around artistic gymnastics; Angie Valdés who
will box in the 60 kilogram women’s category, as well as Valeria Arboleda, who will do the same
own in the 57 kilograms women’s category; finally, Jenny Arias stands out in boxing
She will also compete for a medal in the women’s 54-kilogram division.
All eyes will surely be on Mariana Pajón, multi-champion
Olympic champion in the BMX Racing cycling category and Fernando Gaviria, legend of the
Colombian cycling, which will compete in the omnium in track cycling. On the other hand, the tennis player from Cucuta, Camila Osorio, will also attend the Olympic event after overcoming the first round of Wimbledon; and you cannot lose sight of the race walker Lorena Arenas, winner of the silver medal in Tokyo 2020.
Golfer Camilo Villegas, Flor Denis Ruiz, world runner-up in javelin throw, and Kevin Quintero, world champion cyclist in keirin, are also serious candidates for a medal. They will be the standard-bearers of the Colombian Olympic delegation at the opening of the Olympic Games.
Other athletes qualified for the games that will be held in France and who could
giving a surprise are Maria Lucelly Murillo in javelin throw; Arnovis Dalmero,
in long jump; Evelis Aguilar, in the 400 meters of athletics; Geiner Moreno, in jump
triple; and Martha Valeria Araujo, in heptathlon.
For the first time in history, female athletes outnumber men. A total of 51 women will qualify, making this the third edition with the highest number of Colombian athletes, only surpassed by the 73 in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and the 58 in London 2012.
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