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Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: COL: NOC: Colombian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish) in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 87 (37 men and 50 women) in 19 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Kevin Quintero & Flor Ruiz [2] Flag bearer (closing) Mariana Pajón [1] Medals
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
Ximena Restrepo became the first Colombian woman to win an Olympic medal, by winning a bronze medal in the women's 400 m. at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She found out she won a medal minutes later after crossing the line. Her 49.64 seconds mark still stands as the South American record for that event. [20]
It wasn't easy, but the U.S. women secured their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in basketball with a 67-66 win over host France. USA trailed by 10 in the third quarter, then rallied late to ...
Gold medalist Simone Biles celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's vault final on Day 8 of the Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris.
Here are some of the best photos from Monday at the Olympics. ... host France rallied from a 1-0 deficit for a 3-1 win over Egypt to advance to the gold-medal match against Spain. In women ...
Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of Helsinki 1952.
Here are some of the best images from Day 12 of the Olympic ... 2024 Olympics: 10 of the best images from Day 12 of the Paris Games. Yahoo Sports Staff. August 7, 2024 at 8:22 PM. Medal table ...