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Published on
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Costa Rican squad's participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics came to an end on Wednesday, with the elimination of Gerald David Drummond-Hernandez (29). Drummond was eliminated from the men's 400m hurdles competition at Saint Denis Stadium, finishing seventh on the third hit with a timing of 21 seconds and 49.68 points, announced Olympic Committee. That was Drummond's third Olympic match. On Tuesday, August 6, he advanced to the semifinals after competing in the 400-meter hurdle quarterfinals, reaching a time of 0.216 and a record of 48.78 points.
Six Costa Rican
athletes were competing for the
country in the Olympics.
On Monday, August 5,
Brisa Hennessy (24) was eliminated from the Bronze
Medal Surf Women Finals. The Tica
faced Johanne Defay (30) of France, who
won the Bronze Medal match with a score
of 12.66 points. Brisa was eliminated with a score of
4.93 points. Paris was her second
Olympics, after finishing fifth in Tokyo
2020.
Milagro Mena (31)
took part in a road cycling
match on Sunday, August 4. She lost the
158-kilometer race through Paris'
streets owing to an accident in which
she fell from her bicycle. This was her
second Olympic appearance; she competed
in Rio 2016 but was eliminated.
On Wednesday, July
31, it was the turn for Alondra Ortiz,
who participated in the swimming race at
La Défense Arena. The 22-year-old Tica
competed in the 200-meter swimming
match, making 2:18.56 time, not enough
to advance to the next hit. She was eliminated on her Olympic
debut.
On Saturday, July
27, Alberto Vega competed in the men's
400-meter freestyle swimming race at
Paris' La Défense Arena. The 19-year-old
swimmer reached a time of 4:03.14. Not
enough to advance to the second round he
was eliminated. This was his Olympic
debut.
Also on Saturday,
it was the turn for Sebastián Sancho
(25), to compete in judo games. He lost
the men's 60-kilogram match against
Michel Augusto from Brazil 1-0. That was
Sancho's Olympic debut.
Costa Rican
athletes have won four medals in their
country's history. Silvia Poll won a
silver medal in the women's 200-meter
freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Claudia Poll, Silvia's sister, earned
three medals in women's freestyle
swimming: one gold in Atlanta in 1996
and two bronzes in Sydney in 2000.
A total of 206
national teams are participating in the
Olympics. However, due to the Russian
invasion of Ukraine, the Olympic
Committees of Russia and Belarus have
been suspended for violating the Olympic
Truce. Athletes from these countries are
competing as "Individual Neutral
Athletes" (INA), without national
affiliation, provided they do not
"actively" support the war against
Ukraine.
The 2024 Olympics, international multi-sport event, is taking place, from July 24 to August 11, in France. The games are projected to cost over $9 billion.
---------------- How could Costa Rican athletes improve their performance in international competitions? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com
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