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Puerto Rico's performance was underscored by two major accomplishments. Jaime Espinal achieved a historic milestone by securing a silver medal in the 84 kg men's freestyle wrestling event. This marked Puerto Rico's initial wrestling Olympic medal; Espinal's silver was just the country's second silver in Olympic history, the first one being in 1984.
Puerto Rico competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the territory's twentieth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. It was also the fourth consecutive games in which Puerto Rico earned at least one medal, it being the first time this happened in Puerto Rico's Olympic Games history.
Puerto Rico at the 1948 Summer Olympics; IOC code: PUR: NOC: Puerto Rico Olympic Committee: Website: www.copur.pr (in Spanish) in London; Competitors: 9 (9 men, 0 women) in 3 sports: Flag bearer: José 'Fofó' Vicente [1] Medals Ranked 34th: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
Puerto Rico entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Yankiel Rivera finished among the top five of the men's flyweight category to book his place in the Puerto Rican squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. [8]
Puerto Rico competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] The Puerto Rican team consists of two athletes (one male and one female) competing in two sports. [3] Skeleton racer Kellie Delka and alpine skier William Flaherty were named as the Puerto Rican flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Río Piedras at the time was not incorporated into the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. There street fighting was a common way of life and many of the youth at that time saw the sport of boxing as a way to a better life. Among them was Venegas, who admired Puerto Rico's first international boxing champion, Sixto Escobar.
Puerto Rico Highway 52 (PR-52), a major toll road in Puerto Rico, is also known as Autopista Luis A. Ferré. It was formerly called Expreso Las Américas. It runs from PR-1 in southwest Río Piedras and heads south until it intersects with highway PR-2 in Ponce. [3] At its north end, the short PR-18 continues north from PR-52 towards San Juan.
The Puerto Rican Athletics Federation (FAPUR; Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Puerto Rico. Current president is José Enrique Arrarás . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was re-elected in October 2012.