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The first Brazilian medal in Paris was awarded to judoka Willian Lima at men's 66 kg.Lima won four fights, defeating Mongolian Baskhuu Yondonperenlei, a two-time World Championship bronze medalist, in the quarterfinals, and Kazakh Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, the 2021 World Championship runner-up, in the semifinals, to reach the Olympic final, something that had not happened with Brazilian men's judo ...
The surfing competition was staged in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, in the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia in the southern Pacific. The decision was made to hold the surfing competition in the French territory instead of continental Europe because of the famous massive waves on the island suitable for the surfing competitions. [1]
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 24 July. [1] Athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the games. [2]
Medina's 9.90 was not only the highest score of the day, but the highest score in Olympic competition since the sport made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 2021. The resulting photo somehow ...
On a quiet day for waves at Tahiti's Teahupo’o surf break, USA's Caroline Marks edged Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb for the gold medal in a dramatic Olympics women's surfing final.
In September 2015, surfing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] In June 2016, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the ...
Brazil has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1992. Due to Brazil being mostly a tropical nation, to this date no Brazilian athlete has won an Olympic medal in the winter sports and the country's best result at the Winter Olympics was a ninth place by snowboarder Isabel Clark Ribeiro at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
On March 3, 2024, Medina won the men's final at the ISA World Surfing Games, which qualified him for the 2024 Olympic Games as Brazil's third competitor. [49] [50] During the Olympics, Medina had the highest single-wave score of the tournament with a 9.9, and a picture of his subsequent landing appearing to float in mid-air became viral. [51]