Karen Palomeque, Colombia’s great figure in the Paralympic Games.

Photo: AFP – FRANCK FIFE

Colombia won the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. This year, in the penultimate day of competition, the national delegation received new medals, as well as winning 28 gold medals in the capital of France 14 Bronzes – the country’s largest participation in the history of the Justas -.

With a mark of 11.71 meters, Mauricio Valencia, who lost the gold on the gold coin F34, conquered the gold medal on the peso mark F34. In the same way, Karen Palomeque, the two-time gold medalist, followed by the ascent to the highest podium height in the 400 m T38. With a time of 58.67, the Colombian also holds a world record in this discipline.

From you, Carlos Daniel Serrano, on August 29, when he received the silver medal in the 50-meter line S7 test.

The bronzes were taken by Juan Betancourt, who reached the meta in third place in the test of the male cycling tour T1-2, with a time of 1:17:09; Fabio Torres, who had 97 kilograms in the powerlifting category, was 228 kilograms; and Jhon Sebastián Obando, who obtained the bronze medal in the large T20 mark with a mark of 7.38 meters.

With a skill that matched the strategy, the gold was destined for Jor Abdelkareem of Jordan, who twice beat the world record, finishing with 270 kg. The gold went to the Chinese Ye Jixiong, with 229 kg. With this record, Fabio Torres continued to fight as one of the great para-powerlifting exponents in Colombia.

You have 43 Paralympic diplomas

During the Paralympics diplomas, the Colombian delegation covered 43 years. After receiving the third month, Diego Meneses, who performed the Peso long distance test F34, was completed on Sept. Casilla with a mark of 10.63 meters. Also, Sara Vargas and Zharith Rodríguez, who reached the final of the 100-meter S12 distance with 36.72 and 38.17 minutes respectively.

Previously, the selection of Colombian football for the national team had ended in a great demonstration of power, talent and performance with the fourth place of the Paralympic field against Brazil in the match that won the medal de bronze by 1-0.

Even Gabriela Rueda, the young teenager of the delegation, traveled with a Paralympic diploma over four octaves in the 200 meters combination SM15 with a time of 3:54.82. At the Cierre de la Jornada, Luis Fernando Lara, with a time of 48.68, finished in the quarter 400 meters T47.

Cancelled actions

Carolina Munévar finished third in the C1-C3 individual cycling test with a time of 1:45:44 and a record of 56.8 km. With a demanding competition that included the mountains, the Colombian cyclist needed his strength and determination, finishing at 6:56 with Keiko Sugiura from Japan.

In her turn, with a mark of 6.69 m, Yesica Muñoz took the third position on the Peso F40 test bench.

When I received the medal, the month had passed

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