Arnovis Dalmero dreams of raising his country to the top at the Olympics

Dalmero’s performance adds to the outstanding participation of Santiago Arcila in archery, who has also left an important mark on these Olympic Games.

Colombian athlete Dalmero Arnovis has had a great Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games. This Sunday, Arnovis, 23, secured a place in the final of the vault long after obtaining one of the 12 best marks in the qualifying round, with a jump of 7.92 meters.

Competing in the second qualifying group, Dalmero had the opportunity to reach the minimum mark of 8.15 meters in any of his three attempts to secure his place. in the final. In his first jump, the Colombian recorded 7.92 meters, followed by 7.83 and 7.78 meters in the following attempts. His first jump allowed him to placeto fall into the tenth position in the ranking, led by the Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou.

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“I feel very happy, grateful to God because we qualified for the final. I was very nervous, but we qualified for the final, where we are going to give it our all and correct the mistakes.” “the shortcomings we had,” said the Magdalen native, who is competing in his first Olympic Games and is the current Pan American champion.

The long jump final will take place next Tuesday, August 6 at 1:15 pm (Colombian time).

The world’s top 12 jumpers will have three chances to compete. to achieve their personal best. The 8 highest records will make the cut and then the top three advance to the medal final.