Mexico City. If Mexico was missing something, it was to qualify a fencer for the Olympic Games. Less than four months before Paris 2024 opens, the goal has been met. with first place in the discipline.
The person in charge of awarding the pass was Gibrán Zea.
The Mexican had to achieve perfection in the Americas Pre-Olympic and he achieved it.
With a remarkable performance, Gibrán reached the final and won the only ticket available in his category.
There in San José, Costa Rica, for the definition of the Olympic place and the gold, he defeated the Puerto Rican Rafael Western in the saber event
From early on, the man from Puebla had to work hard to achieve his goal. Thus, in the group stage he won four out of five possible victories, later leaving the Uruguayan Guillermo Malea and the Colombian Sebastián Cuéllar behind.
In the last call to qualify for the Parisian competition, Alely Hernández fell in the semifinals in women’s foil, while Leandro Sauri, in epee, was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In search of increasing the number of Olympic quotas in fencing, María Fernanda Morales (sword), Diego Cervantes (foil) and Julieta Toledo (sword) will close the competition on Sunday.
#Fencer #Gibrán #Zea #qualifies #Paris
– 2024-04-12 03:30:44
