Colombia reached five new places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. BMX, one of the sports that has given the country the most glory in the greatest sporting events, It received five more places for this year’s edition, which were awarded by ranking.
The new classified athletes are led by Mariana Pajón, the so-called queen of BMX and the country’s most winning athlete in the Olympics. The Antioquian has two gold medals and one silver in her three participations in the Games.
In addition to Mariana, they will also be at the Games Gabriela Bolle; Carlos Ramírez, two-time bronze medalist; Diego Arboleda and Mateo Carmona, thus increasing the number of Colombian athletes classified for the Olympic Games to 71.
Colombia’s 71 places for the Olympics
1-18. Colombia Women’s National Team (Soccer-Team)
19. Lorena Arenas (Athletics-20 km. March)
twenty. Éider Arévalo (Athletics – 20 km. March)
twenty-one. Natalia Linares (Athletics – Long jump)
22. Daniel Restrepo (Swimming – 3m Springboard)
23. Ronal Longa (Athletics – 100m dash)
24. Flor Denis Ruiz (Athletics – Javelin Throw)
25. Tatiana Rentería (Wrestling – 76kg.)
26. Angie Orjuela (Athletics-Marathon).
27. Luisa Blanco (Artistic Gymnastics-All-around)
28. Angie Valdés (Boxing – 60 kg. female)
29. Valeria Arboleda (Boxing – 57 kg. female)
30. Jenny Arias. (Boxing – 54 kg female)
31. Roberto Terán (Equestrian jumping)
32. Ana María Rendón (Archery – recurve)
33. Víctor Bolaños (Sailing – kite formula)
3. 4. Luis Felipe Uribe (Diving – 3 meter springboard)
35. Alexis Cuero (Greco-Roman wrestling – 77 kg.)
36. Carlos Muñoz (Greco-Roman wrestling – 87 kg.)
37. Alisson Cardozo (wrestling- 50 kg.)
38. Ingrit Valencia (boxing-50 kg.)
39. Yílmar González (boxing-57 kg.)
40. Jhon Edison Rodríguez (sword fencing)
41. Ángel Hernández (trampoline gymnastics)
42. Yenny Álvarez (weightlifting – 59 kg.)
43. Luis Javier Mosquera (Weightlifting – 73 kg.)
44. Yeison López (Weightlifting – 89 kg.)
Four. Five. Marí Leivis Sánchez (Weightlifting – 71 kg.)
46-48. Men’s Team (Recurve Bow Shooting)
49. Ángel Barajas (Parallel bars-artistic gymnastics)
50-51. Team Laura Chalarca and César Herrera (Mixed Senior Walking Marathon)
52-53. Team Lorena Arenas and Mateo Romero (Mixed Senior Walking Marathon)
54. Kevin Quintero (Track cycling – keirin speed)
55. Martha Bayona (Track cycling – keirin speed)
56. Numerical quota for track cycling (female – keirin speed)
57. Numerical quota for track cycling (omnium men)
58. Numerical quota for road cycling (women’s distance)
59-60. Numerical quotas for road cycling (male CRI and long distance)
61. Manuela Gómez (Canoeing – C1-200m)
62. Numerical quota for track cycling (men – keirin speed)
63. Mauricio Ortega (Athletics – Discus throw)
64. María Carolina Velásquez (Triathlon)
65. Erika Lasso (Judo – 48kg)
66. MTB Cycling (Cross Country)
67. Mariana Pajón (BMX Racing)
68. Gabriela Bolle (BMX Racing)
69. Carlos Ramirez (BMX Racing)
70. Diego Arboleda (BMX Racing)
71. Mateo Carmona (BMX Racing)
