2024-08-24 01:39:23
More than a week before the final, the silver medalist made a harsh statement against the organization after the English media accused it of “theft.”
Francisca Crovetto made history in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by becoming the first Chilean woman to win a gold medal in the skeet shooting final. At that time, the representative of Team Chile competed in the play-off for first place together with the British Amber Jo Rutter, who complained about the judges’ decision, which did not allow him to continue in the competition.
More than a week before the Paris 2024 skeet shooting final, the athlete raised her voice on her social networks and addressed the situation, demanding an apology for the events that ended up awarding him the silver medal.
“There have been thousands of comments and images shared of me clearly hitting my last shot in the gold medal match playoff. Due to a bad and incorrect decision by the three referees, I was denied the opportunity to continue in the tiebreak and the chance to win Olympic gold.“, Amber Jo Rutter began by saying through her Instagram account.
Silver medalist demanded an apology after losing to Francisca Crovetto in the skeet shooting final at Paris 2024
In that sense, she stated: “After having sat reading so many of your comments with clear photographic evidence that I hit the target, I feel I owe it not only to myself but to the entire shooting community to highlight and address the issue.. All athletes, especially at the Games, deserve to compete on a fair playing field. Whether that is through experienced and exceptional refereeing, or new technologies such as VAR which we have always had in place previously at ISSF competitions.”
“I can’t imagine much being done, and that’s not what I’m looking for. However, I think that It is necessary to assume some responsibility and apologize for the wrong decision that, Ultimately, It cost me the chance to win an Olympic gold medal“, he said.
To close her statement, the athlete who competed with Francisca Crovetto in the skeet shooting final in Paris 2024 said that “I hope to use this platform that I have now to try to bring about a change in our sport. We are at an elite level and I think that these mistakes should not even be a possibility. I hope that we can work together, athletes, coaches and referees, to create something better.”