2024-07-26 16:52:22
The standard-bearer of the Guatemalan delegation in the Olympic Games He has shown in his career why he earned that merit and now we will remind you how Kevin Cordón qualified a Paris 2024.
For the representative of the Union, Zacapa It is a great satisfaction to participate in his fifth Olympic Games, which have been the result of many years of dedication to sport. Below we will tell you how he managed to be in Paris and how he is fulfilling another of his many dreams. How cool!
Paris 2024: This is how Kevin Cordón qualified
The big news came on May 2, 2024 when the International Badminton Federation made official the ranking mundial in the men’s categorywhere Cordón appears in position 38 in the world and as number 1 in Americawith a total of 37,876 points, which allowed him to be in the Olympic games.
The ranking of the April 30, 2024 It is the one used to allocate quota places in the tests men’s singles and women’s, as well as in men’s, women’s and mixed doubles events.
In addition, each list was based on the results obtained between the May 1, 2023 and April 28, 2024 and only 8 athletes can participate for each National Olympic Committee (CON). For each gender, 83 places will be allocated by direct classification, one reserved for the host country and two for Universality places.
Kevin Cordón’s fifth Olympic Games
This is how the athlete from Zacapa found his pass for his fifth Olympic Games which began with Beijing 2008, London 2012, Río 2016, Tokio 2020 and now Paris 2024, to become the 11th athlete to represent Guatemala.
For Kevin Tokio 2020 will always have a special place, as he had already gone through difficult personal moments such as the death of his brother, the injury which kept him away from the field for several months and made him grow in several aspects of his life. In those games he ended up in the fourth position.
After four years from that moment, Kevin will now compete as standard-bearer of the delegationa designation that has him very excited, so during the swearing-in ceremony He asked the other athletes who will be in Paris to enjoy and live every moment in France. How cool!
When will badminton be played at the Olympics?
The competitions of badminton will be held in the Arena Chapel Gatelocated in the north of Paris, from July 27 to August 5, 2024. The format of the individual tests and of double It is divided into two phases: the groups and the qualifying round. Las knockout stages They begin with the eighths of individual finalsand the quarter finals for testing double.
The Guatemalan already knows his rivals in the group stage, the number three in the worldJonatan Christie from Indonesia, as well as Sen Lakshya from India and Julien Carraggi from Belgium. Although the group is difficult, the Guatemalan He is confident that he will succeed good results.
Guatemala It has 16 athletes qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. How cool!
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