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Wednesday June 26, 2024 | 17:28
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The Chilean volleyball players Marco and Esteban Grimalt obtained a place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by winning the national beach volleyball selection, beating the duo of Noé Aravena and Vicente Droguett in two matches. Qualification was achieved in the South American Pre-Olympic, Continental Cup, held in Iquique. This will be the third consecutive participation of the Grimalt cousins in the Olympic Games, having previously competed in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020. The delegation of athletes who will represent Chile in Paris 2024 has 39 members, including the successful volleyball players.
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The volleyball players Marco and Esteban Grimalt They won the national qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, thus securing a spot in the Olympic beach volleyball competition.
An achievement that they achieved after surpassing the two matches corresponding to the duo of Noé Aravena and Vicente Droguett.
It should be noted that the quota in question was obtained last weekend, in the South American Pre-Olympic, Continental Cup, played at the Cavancha Stadium in Iquique.
The selective was played at the Peñalolén venue, where cousins Marco and Esteban Grimalt won the first match 2-0 (21-16 and 22-20) over Noé and Vicente.
After winning in the morning, the cousins repeated in the afternoon by winning 2-0 in sets (21-16 and 21-13).
In this way, Marco and Esteban Grimalt will compete in their third consecutive Olympic Games. Previously, they were present at Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021).
Team Chile celebrated the successful beach volleyball pair’s qualification for the Games.
Likewise, they highlighted the “tremendous work of Noé Aravena and Vicente Droguett. We have no doubt that they will go far,” they added.
The classification of Marco and Esteban Grimalt adds to the recent confirmation of Esteban Bustos, in modern pentathlon.
Furthermore, with both, the delegation of athletes who will represent Chile at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games reaches 39.
Check out the point that sealed the Grimalt cousins’ qualification for their third consecutive Olympic Games:
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