Ivan Martinez (+80 kilos) and Cecilia Castro (-67 kilos) will look for two new direct places this weekend for Spanish taekwondo for Olympic Games in Paris within grand slam which is celebrated in the city of Wuxi (China).
The two athletes, thanks to their races this year, have direct access to the final tournament, although Cecilia Castro took part this week in the previous qualifier in search of points to improve her classification.
The final competition of the Grand Slam will begin next Saturdaywhere the two Spaniards will have as rivals the best competitors in the Olympic rankings who have not yet secured their place for Paris.
For Ivan Garciawho arrived in top form, is the last chance to get a place for Spain in its category, while in the case of women’s weight the Royal Spanish Taekwondo Federation will still have another option in the Pre-Olympic Tournament, which will be held in next anus.
Spanish taekwondo has already secured three places for the Games thanks to the results achieved by Adriana Cerezo (-49 kilos), Adrian Vicente (-58 kilos) and Javier Pérez Polo (-68 kilos).
Source: La Verdad
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