The Spanish Cecilia Castro (-67 kg) This Sunday he qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris after reaching the final of Pre-Olympic tournament who played this weekend in Sofia.
The Madrid native, European champion, bronze at the 2022 World Cup and silver at the European Games, became the fourth representative of Spanish taekwondo in Paris after Adriana Cerezo (-49 kg), Adrian Vicente (-58 kg) and Javier Pérez Polo (-68 kg)already qualified by direct means, so Spain will repeat the number of competitors it already has in Tokyo.
Castro defeated the representative of Armenia (2-0) before the match that ensured the passage to Olympic Gameswhere he defeated cRoatan Doris Pole (2-1) after staging a great comeback in the final seconds.
The pre-Olympic tournament does not require a champion in conventional taekwondo, so the match between the two finalists has not been held, with the prize being to ensure their presence in the Games.
In addition to the one from Madrid, Joel Martin Villalobos last Friday he got the ticket toParalympic Games by winning the gold medal in his category (K44-58 kg).
Source: La Verdad
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