This morning the classification of four representatives of the #TeamParaChile of para powerlifting to Paris 2024. With this, the country has 21 qualifiers, becoming the largest Chilean delegation in history at the Paralympic Games.
Jorge Carinao, Camila Campos, Juan Carlos Garrido and Marion Serrano will be present at the Tres Agitos event this year, surpassing the record set in Tokyo 2020, where 19 para-athletes participated.
In order to qualify directly, weightlifters had to be among the top 8 in the world rankings in their corresponding categories, positions they managed to defend in two qualifying competitions this year, in Mexico and Georgia.
“I am pleased with the work process that was carried out and that allowed us to finalize the names of these four athletes as qualifiers for the Paris Games,” said the National Coach, Víctor Rubilar.
THE 21 QUALIFIED
- 1- Maximiliano Rodríguez – For table tennis
- 2- Ignacio Torres – For table tennis
- 3- Tamara Leonelli – For table tennis
- 4- Luis Flores – For table tennis
- 5- Florencia Pérez – For table tennis
- 6- Matías Pino – For table tennis
- 7- Manuel Echaveguren – For table tennis
- 8- Vicente Almonacid – For swimming
- 9- Alberto Abarza – For swimming
- 10- Constanza Fuentes – Para taekwondo
- 11- Amanda Cerna – For athletics
- 12- Mauricio Orrego – Para athletics
- 13- Francisca Mardones – Para athletics
- 14- Hernan Moya – For cycling
- 15- Katherinne Wollermann – For canoeing
- 16- Mariana Zúñiga – For archery
- 17- Jaime Aránguiz – Para badminton
- 18- Jorge Carinao – powerlifting
- 19- Camila Campos – powerlifting
- 20- Juan Carlos Garrido – powerlifting
- 21- Marion Serrano for powerlifting
2024-07-05 08:01:50
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