Panama Enters The Paris Olympics 2024 July And August
Date
7/6/2024 11:15:26 PM
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama)
Panama and Costa Rica are Central America's top hopefuls at the Paris olympics 2024 this July and August.
Central America is heading to the
Paris 2024 Olympics
with more than 40 athletes but has only won two Gold medals in 128 years. Only Panama and Costa Rica know what it's like to win a gold medal, while El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua have never won a medal. Panamanian jumper Irving Saladino in Beijing 2008 and Costa Rican swimmer Claudia Poll in Atlanta 1996 are the only ones who have heard their national anthem from the top of the Olympic podium. In total, Panama (1 gold, 2 bronzes), Costa Rica (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes) and Guatemala (1 silver) for a total of eight medals in 32 Olympic Games.
The last Central American athlete to climb the podium was the indigenous Guatemalan Erick Barrondo, second in the 20-kilometer walk in London 2012, who will be in Paris. Central American countries are bringing at least 44 athletes to Paris.
The Olympic Games in Paris France start Friday July 26 and continue to Sunday August 11th 2024.
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