In the eleventh day The Olympic Games saw the debut of canoeing in this edition in Paris. It was also the debut of great Spanish athletes such as Saul Craviotto or Marcus Cooperwho have had a great performance. In addition, this sport is one of the ones that has won the most medals for the Spanish delegation. For now, there are good feelings in this discipline, since the Spanish K4 500 meters team qualifies for the semi-finals after a good race.
5 thousandths make him an Olympic championSpain’s performance in Paris after the halfway point
The Olympic canoeing team in this K4, composed of Saul Craviotto, Carlos Arevalo, Marcus Cooper and Rodrigo Germadehave managed to qualify for the semi-finals in the 500m event in the first heat. At 09:40 hours this Tuesday, August 6, the first heat for the Spanish team at these Games began. A very good race that allows them to go directly to the semi-final. Despite having qualified in second positionAfter Germany narrowly overtook them in the final metres, the Spaniards could not have started their Olympic journey better.
A quick start has allowed them to position themselves race leaders in the first seconds. A pace that they have been able to maintain and that only Germany and Australia seemed able to follow, while the other countries were left behind. Finally the Spaniards finished in the second place, behind Germany and with a minimal gap after the Germans overtook them reaching the finish line. But this overtaking did not worry at all. In fact, on the contrary, it seemed that the Spaniards, who had already seen the distance with respect to the other boats and knew that they were in the next round, They have kept an ace up their sleeve and have reserved those efforts for when they have to compete at their best.
Saul Craviotto at the Olympic Games
The Catalan canoeist faces his fifth games in the best possible way. He continues to play at his best level and is ready to set a historic record for Spain. He will seek his sixth Olympic medal with the K4 team. If he achieves it He will become the most successful Spanish Olympic athletesurpassing David Cal. The athlete now has 5 Olympic metalsHe was crowned champion and won gold in Beijing 2008 and Rio de Janeiro 2016. He has also won silver twice, in London 2012 and Tokyo 2021, and another bronze in Rio.
