The Mexican judoka withdrew due to injury from the Grand Prix and finished in seventh place, however, she remains on course for Paris 2024
The Mexican judoka Prisca Awiti finished in seventh place Grand Prix in Duchenhe, Tajikistan, due to an injury, although this result placed her with a greater window of obtaining a ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Prisca AwitiPan American medalist in Santiago 2023 and fifth in the Doha 2023 World Championship, competed in the division under 63 kilos as part of Group C and had a good day from the start, with victories over Sandrine Billiet from the Ivory Coast and Anriquelis Neighborhoods of Venezuela.
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In the quarterfinals, Prisca Awiti faced the Spanish Cristina Cabana, whom she dominated in the first seconds of the fight, but an injury prevented her from continuing on the tatami and she retired with seventh place secured.
The Austrian Lubjana Piovesana won the podium, the silver went to the Russian Dali Lilaushvili, who attended as a neutral athlete, and the bronze went to the Algerian Amina Belkadi, along with the Croatian Iva Oberán.
Men’s team and mixed team in repechage in 4×400 relay
The Mexican mixed and men’s relay teams will seek the place at Paris 2024 this Sunday, through the playoffs and secure two places for the Olympic Gamesafter this Saturday, both representatives finished in positions outside of the direct quotas in the World Athletics Championships held in Nassau, Bahamas, so this Sunday will be key in their aspirations.
Paola Morán Errejón, Mariana Gancedo Ontaneda Luis Antonio Avilés Ferreiro and Valente Mendoza Falcón, the 4×400 meter mixed relay team, were the first to jump to the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium tartan, where they set a time of 3:26.02 minutes.
Subsequently, it was the turn of the men’s team, which is made up of Luis Antonio Avilés Ferreiro, Guillermo Campos Ornelas, Valente Mendoza Falcón and Edgar Isaac Ramírez Ríos, who stopped the clock with a time of 3:07.87 minutes. The two teams will experience a key Sunday, as it will be the day in which it will be decided whether they qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Juan Celaya obtains bronze in search of securing a place in Paris 2024
The diver Juan Celaya won the bronze medal in the ‘Canada Cup of Diving’, as part of his preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and where he hopes to secure his name for the Olympic spot.
Juan Celaya He finished his participation with 410 points, behind the Chinese Hu Yukang (413.85) and Jack Ryan (428.05).
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