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Published on Monday, August 5, 2024
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The
Costa Rican surfer, Brisa Hennessy (24),
from Matapalo Cape, Osa Peninsula,
Puntarenas Province, will compete today
Monday at the Surf Women's Semifinals
match in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Committee welcomes all Costa Ricans to support their athletes by viewing the competitions. Repretel Channel 6 and 11 will broadcast the Olympics across the country. The rest of the Costa Rican representatives were eliminated in their respective competitions. Milagro Mena (31) took part in a road cycling match on Sunday, August 4th, at 6 a.m. Mena 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 3 a.m. 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, at 2 a.m., 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 at 3 a.m. 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 will compete as "Individual Neutral Athletes" (INA), without national affiliation, provided they do not "actively" support the war against Ukraine. The 2024 Games are projected to cost over $9 billion.
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