He spanish canoeing was achieved this Tuesday another Olympic place for the Paris Games in the form of reassignment. Pablo Crespo join the calm water team that will travel to the French event after securing a place in the C1-1000.
The modality, which has not had a Spanish presence at the Games since the withdrawal of the mythical David Cal, thanks to Crespo, joined the ranks of the Spanish events of a strong team before the Games. The twenty-two-year-old from Pontevedra will compete in the first Olympic event of his career.
Crespo could not achieve a direct place in his pre-Olympic modality, where he finished as first reservation after the third, with two places in contention. However, even his qualification is very possible because one of the rivals that he passed is the Russian Zakhar Petrov, who already has an Olympic place in the C2-500 event.
The ICF regulations explain that an athlete who has qualified for two events must waive the quota for one of them. However, if you are classified in C2 there is a possibility of doubling up in C1. So, all roads lead to that square in C1because if he gives it he will be able to participate in the same exam, this is what Petrov will refuse.
This is what happened and it worked Crespo, who took his baton to become the sixteenth calm water canoeist of the Spanish team facing the Games, now that this sport is closed in terms of athletes. With another five classified in slalom, Spanish canoeing will join twenty-one athletes in Paris, where it seeks to continue to be one of the mainstays of the Spanish medal table.
Source: La Verdad
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