- Swimmer Alfonso Mestre and boxer Jesús Cova had the honor of representing the country in the first date of the Olympic event
The Venezuelan delegation had a total of two participations during the day of July 27 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Venezuelan swimmer Alfonso Mestre failed to qualify in his debut in the 400-meter freestyle, but will have a new opportunity in the 800-meter event.
Actions by the Venezuelan delegation
Swimming
Venezuelan swimmer Alfonso Mestre was the first athlete to represent the country. He placed sixth in his 400-meter freestyle heat with a time of 3:48.20. This put him in 19th place in the overall standings and he was unable to qualify for the final of this event.
Mestre will have a new opportunity to win a medal for the country in the 800-meter freestyle competition, which will take place on Monday, July 29.
The newspaper Sports Venezuela He noted that Alfonso is the youngest of the brothers with this surname. He is competing in this Olympic event for the second time. His debut was in Tokyo 2020 where he won his 400-meter freestyle heat with a time of 3:47.16, which allowed him to place among the top 16 in the final table.
Where to watch Venezuelan athletes participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
People who are in Venezuela They will be able to see the development of the skills on open signal through the TVES channel and through the Claro Sports YouTube channel.
Another channel that will broadcast the Olympics will be Telesur, which can be tuned in through channel 13 on Inter; and 722 through SimpleTV.
Also available is the app from Claro Sports through the SimplePlus and VenevisiónPlay applications.
The Olympic Games will take place between July 26 and August 11 and will bring together a total of 10,672 athletes from 196 nations. The delegation representing Venezuela is made up of 33 athletes.
Schedule of the Venezuelan delegation on July 28
Leonel Martinez
Sport’s shot
Time: 3:00 amRuben, Francisco, Jesus Limardo and Gabriel Lugo
Fencing
Time: 4:00 amMaria Yegres
Swimming
Time: 5:00 am
Details of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The Venezuelan delegation waved the country’s flag as it passed along the Seine River in the opening parade of the Olympic Games. In a video shared by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) You can see the athletes boarding the boat that takes them on the journey along the river.
The athletes who will represent the country in the Olympic competition were seen on the boat. Among them were Douglas Gómez, Leonel Martinez, Joselyn Brea, José Maite, Jesús Cova, Katherine Paredes, Elvismar Rodríguez, Anriquelis Barrios and Julio Mayora. The last two were in charge of carrying the tricolor flag.
Although Yulimar Rojas was at the event, she could not carry the flag because she will not participate as an active athlete in the Olympic event due to her injury.
The athletes wore a blue uniform during the opening ceremony, which was created by designer Raenrra. It is a representation of the liqui liqui, a typical garment from the plains.
The Venezuelan delegation ranked 196th among the participating delegations and was one of the last countries to march in the opening ceremony, after Vanuatu.
In total they are 33 athletes representing Venezuela in Olympic competition in 11 sports: athletics, boxing, cycling, aquatic sports, equestrian, fencing, judo, weightlifting, wrestling, taekwondo and shooting.
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2024-07-27 17:56:53
