El Espectador ya llegó a París 2024: últimas noticias en vivo de los Olímpicos

Cómo ocurre de forma ininterrumpida desde Múnich 72, El Espectador ya llegó a Francia para cubrir los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. Estamos en vivo desde Lyon siguiendo el debut de la selección femenina de fútbol y en la capital de Francia, en el lanzamiento de la Casa Colombia en un evento en el que estará el presidente Gustavo Petro.

Episode Transcript

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And Hello, to all the peoplewho connect at this moment to sports platform,
this space in which we talk aboutthe sports that we love the most.
Today already speaking of what will bethe Olympic Games in Paris two thousand
twenty- four, that although theopening is tomorrow the ceremony of inauguration,

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because the competitions have already started andtoday, in fact, Colombia has already
debuted in these fairs with the participationof Ana María Rendón in Tyre, with
Arc in Curvado and later will playthe selection of Colombia women against France,
which will be local in this editionof the Olympic Games. You will wonder
where Fernando Garzón is, who usuallymoderates this space, because we are already

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going to greet him. Today weare with Paula Casas journalist of the section
of living, of the spectator,always a great companion who accompanies us when
we talk about sport, women's sport, women' s football.
We are also with Luis Guillermo Ordonez, sports editor of the Spectator, but
I will start with the one thatusually is the moderator, the one who

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greets him in this space, whichis right now in Lyon, in the
stadium where Colombia will play against Franceboth in the afternoon. Fernando, how
are you, how' s itgoing andrés, friends of the spectator.
Good morning there in Colombia, goodafternoon, here in France, until evening
falls. We are here at thestaff of León, where in a couple

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of hours the selection of Colombia willdebut in this Olympic event against France.
Ready. People are going in theresorry for the technical difficulties we may have,
but we are here live, inthe spectator' s stadium, already
in Paris, two thousand twenty-four. We arrived yesterday at the ceremony
of the arrival here in Paris andare already ready for the ceremony that will

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be tomorrow. Andres ready, let' s talk now to Luis Guillermo Ordonez,
who is in Paris. Luis Guillermo, how, how he has lived
these two days in Paris, inthe place where these Olympic Games will take
place. Hello, Andrés, acordial greeting for you, Pana, Paula,

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of course, for Fernando, forall the friends of the viewer,
for our subscribers and for following usalso through the website and social networks.
Well, man, this hot town. We are at this moment at thirty
- five degrees, it is hereat six and a half in the afternoon
and the atmosphere is a little strange, because Parisians do not live the games
in the same way as tourists andforeigners. Let' s say that for

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now the games are of the athletes, of the delegations and not of the
Parisians, who are very uncomfortable withthe games for some time, first by
the works of adaptation of the scenariosand for a couple of weeks by the
road closures that there are on manyof the roads of the city. This
has generated a bit of discontent,of nonconformity among the inhabitants is that they

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are not yet so involved in whatis the maximum party of the sport of
the world. And well, Igreet Paula Casas, who had mentioned her
a moment ago. We here themortals who stayed in Colombia. Paula,
how are you? And well,a comment on Colombia' s expectations at
these Olympic Games. Andrés Hello toall the people who connect to our live

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broadcast and then, of course,Fernando and Luis Guillermo, who are representing
the spectator in all these uninterrupted yearsthat have gone to the Olympic Games.
And so, very excited because itis the debut of the Colombian women'
s team, which brings a greatteam and we have great expectations with our
players. Well, I want toask Memo and Fernando how they have seen

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the atmosphere how people are out there, Memo, Ahorita, told us that
tourists know annoying, because there aremany spaces that you usually visit and that
are closed. But I go firstwith Fernando about how the environment is there
in León, How you have seenColombians, There are many Colombians, there
are few, how the environment isfor that country. Of course, yes,

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you will be here, here inLeon, because people are beginning to
arrive for the game still giving acouple of hours, but he sees you
one of the other Colombian. HereI am seeing one of those sometimes and
many French, especially to see here. I ask this couple to see if
they' re encouraged to participate HolaraMira. We' re live here.

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Here I want please, here weare what your name is Benjarín, Benjamin,
you see him with the win inthis locally. You' re here
to dress up, but if you' re via, I, yes,
I saw it, yes, theone that comes in my family, the
backpack, yes, two as afamily, because it was already the girls.

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That' s how you want ushere We' re going to support
the girls. And good here inLeón. Well, that' s what
the atmosphere looks like. I'm telling you, today Colombia versus cras
is a goal for me. Likethis. There you go, people,

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the truth. Very few shirts,at least an hour we have seen,
we have seen a couple but therethey drive a little bit by here to
the Stan Stadium of leonarda memo howthe atmosphere has been there in Paris.
Ahorita was commenting on the issue ofsecurity. I imagine that, as you
said, many annoying tourists because ofcourse one thought what a good time to

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go to Paris, that in generalit will always be a good tourist destination,
but with the Olympics forgiveness, surelythey said good. There we kill
the birds with one stone, butI see that there are disappointments and discomfort,
because there are several closed spaces.How' s the atmosphere over there?
Yes, sir, the worst oftimes are right to come to Paris,
because all the great tourist attractions areclosed, not only those that remain

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on the banks of the Seine River, but in different parts of the city,
because there have been terrorist threats andthat is very alert to the authorities
to the army, not only tothe French army, but to those of
other countries that have deployed special forceshere to help care not only for athletes,

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delegations, but also for fans.Then the city is militarized, you
have to say. The closures alsocause chaos in transport. The only medium
that works more or less is thesubway, but there are many stations that
are closed. So that creates discomfortnot only for the inhabitants of Paris,
but also for all visitors who cannotmake or know the places they normally see

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on television where they dream of arrivingand taking a picture. It' s
been quite complicated for the great helpof the Andres people. Well, sir,
count here, right now. Igot kind of nervous. Why they
came here behind cameras. What hedoes, because it is very and it

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is something that was also lived inParis. Today we were also here on
the road to Rion that we werearriving today you could see a lot on
the river. With all the riverthey have approached and several soldiers justifying this
area. No, let us say, of course, all security measures are

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understood. I wanted to ask HéctorAlfonso, our producer, to pass us
the video of Alfonso Prada, Ambassadorof Colombia to France, because, of
course, those security measures in partare also due not only to the care
of the athletes, of all thedelegations, but also to the diplomats,
the presidents who will be attending theopening ceremony tomorrow. Or again Ambassador of

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Colombia France, spoke to the spectatorabout the installation of Casa Colombia already in
the French capital, the President's September that we also do sports diplomacy
and open houses to Colombians all overthe planet, at that opportunity of the
Olympic Games. This is a fosterhome and in this foster home we are
going to have as this natrada infaith of Colombia, of all the free

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regions so that people enjoy its aromaand also are encouraged and encouraged to have
in their bars sex, restaurants andsupermarkets products are of absolutely quality, like
Colombian coffee, but around us thereare also Colombian companies and the Colombian government
promoting through pro Colombia, the Ministryof Eaters and the sport of culture,
promoting the art of culture, Colombianbeauty, promoted the region and without the

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oceans, promoting mountain ranges, biodiversity. That is to say, this is
a platform for the fourteen million visitorswho will be here these weeks andrés in
the country, plus all those wholive have the possibility to know Colombia as
countries of beauty. Well, Ithink for Memo, for Fernando, it

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' s good news about Free Coffee. That helps for those long days of
work. Let' s talk alittle bit about them quickly before we talk
about the overall expectations for these OlympicGames. Ana' s. Maria Rendol,
who was the first Colombian to debut. Today, he did so in

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the test of classification of Tyre witharc rendón resource of thirty- eight years,
as he finished in box thirty-six. He recorded a total of
six hundred forty- nine points andon August one he will face ching I
forgive the pronunciation in the thirty-two ending of this discipline. Let'
s talk now. Yes, sir, before I have another countryman here,

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paola. Go ahead where you livehere today, which is giving the selection
in Lyon and what the good atmosphereis like, the female selection today and

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you think it' s called prettygood much more. Thank you. With
that and now the cries of theColombians there in the distance we will also
try to enter a few and whenI have them the good cry has hit
you Come let' s stay withFernando, but that is super psychic to

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be able to ask him his expectationof this presentation of Colombia. Today,
from the Colombian women' s team. We have great figures in the team,
we already know many, Catalina Usme, Linda Caisedo, Leis and Santos.
We' ll hear it in amoment, but how you think Colombia
will be doing in this discipline.It' s a complicated group. France,
New Zealand, Ahorita reminds me onthe other team that is part of

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the group, but surely today perhapsthe toughest test of this group phase.
Hernando as you see the selection.I move because the heat is strong Andres,
I' m roasting here. Summer' s so high. I see
the expectation of the Colombian team verywell is a group that comes from playing
the Women' s World Cup,from making a great participation, to historical

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participation in the quarterfinals that then,moreover, participated in the Gold Cup with
a good participation and expectations are high. Beyond the fact that the group is
very difficult, it seems that asthe group passes Colombia passes that group,
the medal possibilities are going to besaid that, since France is one of

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the rivals, New Zealand is perhapsthe most accessible in the group. Colombia
already faced him in December and wonhim another match. New Zealand didn'
t have a good women' sworld. And then France, which was
also one of those disappointments of theWorld Cup, was left in quarterfinals and
a Canada that didn' t gowell either, but good Canada, which

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also comes with a good Olympic relegationand Colombia' s expectations are to overcome
that difficult group with a rather interestingand good group of players we will see
here. Here has already arrived Poland, important Colombians. You start here when
you feel the aficionado frnto how wonderfulthat is, that' s French key.

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He hopes that whoever wants to talkabout here what his name is today,
then this whole family all come here. They came to the game.
We' re coming I' ma Spanish teacher in France. Ah well

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and here we come to play inthe selection. Well and well, everyone
in the family. I think they' re better gel and how the good
game and the women' s selectionwill look like how it will be made
possible thanks to always a thousand Na. Today, well, make the 9th
edition, that is to say sounaware that there are several players who are

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not going to participate in these OlympicGames. So, well, giving him
the whole spanking part in case sest ras, well, that' s
where they get to Colombians little bylittle, but they' re getting stuck
here on a lion' s side. I go with Paula because Paula,

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throughout these years, has covered thefemale sport in general, has been present
in several competitions of the selection.Colombia will surely be covering for the spectator
the World Cup sub twenty that startsthe other month and because of all his
experience and knowledge, because I wantto ask Paula for her opinion of how
the selection comes to these Olympic Gamesof what she thinks of the calls to

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represent the country in this discipline Andgood that she gives us her expectations of
this group that corrected me right nowin the internal chat that the other team
of the group is Canada, Canada, New Zealand and France. So,
Paula, how you see it.Good first to remind people how football works
a little at the Olympic Games iscomposed of three groups of four selections,
that is, Colombia is among thetwelve best selections at this time, since

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classified to the Olympics will advance toquarter finals the first two of each group
and the two best thirds. Thewinners cross in semifinals And so the other
two, because to compete for goldand the other two compete for bronze.
Colombia arrives at a good time andremember that this selection is a great bet
on generational replacement. And in thethree different World Cups depu Lombia had a

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very good participation in his seventeen,as let us remember released also by Linda
Caiseo we became runner- ups thatthat final was lost in Spain in his
twenty came to quarterfinals, as didthe older one that was last year in
Australia and New Zealand. So thisteam is betting a lot on generational replacement.
We also have players and historic CatalinaUs, Meliana Salazar Dani in Montoya,

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who are casually performing their third stakein the World Cups. And although
in front of France in the Olympics, in the two times that Colombia was
in London and in Rio it didnot go very well, because London lost
four zero and in Rio one zero. Colombia comes with high expectations and even
the same players in the selection saidso. This plus of this selection is

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mentality. They already feel like tuatoto compete with any selection and is a
pretty close team and we can seeit in their workouts. So, this
is also a differential factor in Colombia' s selection. And so let'
s say, I don' tknow about Canada. Canada, while the
current Olympic champion, did not havea very good presentation at the World Cup.

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In fact, it was eliminated inthe group phase and comes right now
from a scandal just three days ago, because New Zealand players from the technical
team assured that they were spying onthem with drones. Then the technique will
no longer be able to lead thisinaugural party and it is added that two

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members of its technical corps were expelled. So, then, Colombia can also
take advantage of that kind of tripthat the other teams are going through.
Well, well, pretty complete information. I also take your opinion of that
selection debut for today against France.I don' t think we' re

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listening to him. I think I' m going to get rid of it
We' ll wait a minute andfix your microphone and turn around that the
host had blocked. Yes, andres. I wanted to tell him that,
in fact, in the Colombian delegationthe plan was to go to León today

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to travel to Lyon by train toaccompany the women' s team in their
debut. But it turns out thatdue to the inauguration of the Casa de
Colombia and the presence of President GustavoPetro, since most of the leaders could
not attend and culuso were going togo to some athletes who will compete only
on Saturday and Sunday, because theyhad the time to go and return.
But they finally gave up and,unfortunately, only the president of the Colombian

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Football Federation, Ramón Yesurum, andsome other directors accompanied the team. We
all know that the selection hasn't evolved much, that it' s
already in the world elite that youcan fight with anyone, but I'
d say they' re going tomake uncertain results for these parties. I
believe that Colombia, with which thenext round advances, already has a good
participation. But we also know thatlater in the matamata or direct elimination series,

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because against any rival, it couldsurprise and get involved because it will
not fight a medal. I wantedto tell Andrew that the games haven'
t started, but they' remarathon days here. This morning we were
on the debut of archery, withAna María Rindón, who, as you
said, ended up in position thirty- six. Then we were at the

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inauguration of the Casa de Colombia,a more political than sporting event, despite
the fact that there were several shooterswith bows and boxers from the delegation,
and then we returned to the planeof the invaded ones where the other three
archers participated. Santiago Arcila was leftin box fifteen, Jorge Enríquez in box

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forty- three and Andrés Hernández inbox fifty- six. Do Andrés c
Fernando Adelante Look here we have atrio, here from Colombiana, what your
name is, Aula, We havefrom Cartagena, Colombia, what is the

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name of Colombia. But that's what your name is. And well,
the section when you saw here alot of good so much and I
saw seven years ago. Well,with a girl, I' ll make

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it very good, very funny.Go very well. Or yes, Andrés,
this I hear, no, Fernando, that you repeat us a little
bit. What Mrs Paula said isthat the gentleman was not heard very well
for later, suddenly, letter inbetween letters, we visited our daughter and
took advantage to see that Olympic projectexactly and no longer beginning. We liked

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r to three. Ah well,well, great gift. And besides,
I also said working on this jurlike you had a participation for years,
not when I was a kid.Ah well, see andrés two here followers

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of the spectator who axis near thestranger of Leon and well, a family
and a surprise. I prodo awelcome gift. Thank you so much.
Then, well, there' sthose readers of the viewer. I wanted

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to pass so that, please,Hector, also show us Helmuth melingro'
s words in faith of the Colombiandelegation' s broadcast to close the last
block of this broadcast of a sportsplatform. An analysis that we have carried
out with the technical commissions of thedifferent federations, because we believe that there

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is a number of ci medals orseven or eight medals. We don'
t know the category and colors ofmedals, but more or less the no
less than five. And out theremade, I hope, I hope,
that passion surpasses technical analysis and wecan have nine, ten, eleven,
twelve or ara, but not impossible, but very difficult. In any case,

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we believe that athletes are very positive. The aspects that are in this
version of the Olympic Games are verybut very positive. And that' s
an incentive, because that leads toa better result than normal. Because sometimes
a sportsman who came in the pastsometimes came only thinking about his participation.

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But the group we bring in rightnow doesn' t mean all of a
sudden they don' t misunderstand methat all the previous ones were like this.
There wasn' t, it wasn' t the totality, but today
it' s the totality of theathletes he brings in Colombia, that we
are eighty- nine, because it' s both a positive mentality, a
mentality a hand that they do haveto be winning, not just the fact

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of art, and that influences theresults a lot. Well, that'
s where I' m talking aboutmedals. Let us remember that Colombia has
thirty- four medals in its history, five of them gold, thirteen silver
and sixteen bronze. And Mariana Pajón, who will again be representing the country
in these fairs, is the mostlaureate athlete, with three preseas two of

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them of gold, which is acrack undoubtedly, and I wanted to ask
Paula already to close down precisely becauseof the participation of women in this Colombian
delegation that exceeds the number of men, the athletes of Colombia. What do
you expect from Mariana Pajón, fromall the women who are in this edition

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of the Olympic Games. Well,this year is a historic one, because,
for the first time, women outnumbermen in terms of the number classified,
with fifty- one. Well,it was fifty- two. But
remember that Jazmín Barajas, unfortunately,had in his training an injury of the
total rupture of his previous crusader ligamentand because he will no longer be able

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to compete in skatewarding, which was, therefore, the only Colombian who represented
us there and because we came fromTokyo, where in Tokyo only twenty-
five women had managed to qualify infront of forty- six men. Not
so, it is also a historicthing for the Colombian delegation that women'
s sport is doing and how women' s sport is growing. Mariana Pajón
is indisputably always like a letter thatColombia has in fact in a broadcast that

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Luis Guillermo had made this week orlast week spoke a very nice experience of
Mariana in London, which, because, at only nineteen years old, was
the flag of Colombia and that init was all the weight of having that
gold medal that had been is thatit goes for so many years and how
the mental attitude arrived in Mariana Acáand after that great injury, back in

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Tokyo to earn a silver medal.So I think that although Mariannapajon is unknown,
it is her fourth Olympic Games,but it is worth remembering the mentality
she has and the preparation she hasas a sportsman. I got a final
comment from the Colombian delegation in generalon what the expectations are. You had

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already talked about it last week,also here in the sports gallery and also
in the content that came out Tantoniathe print and on the website with an
analysis of those who could be favoriteto win a medal in Paris two thousand
twenty- four. If Andrés isat Casa Colombia, we were with the
boxers and I see them very optimistic, very mutite in the story very concentrated

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and would think that precisely on theside of women we have the best options
to achieve some medal. I'd think maybe it won' t be
ten, as the Olympic Committee claims, but at least about five can be.
We know about Kevine Quintero and MartaBajona in track cycling, of course,
the boxers and Mariana Pajón look anddidn' t want to fire them

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without lamenting the audience of Daniel FelipeMartínez in the race against the clock.
Unfortunately, at the last minute hegot out of the competition in which he
could have the greatest figuration. Anyway, that test was Saturday. He'
s not gonna do it if it' s gonna be the bottom test next
week. But I think that thegreat choice I had or the option I
had to make a good figuration wasprecisely in the time and just as we

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talked about the honor point and thepride of representing the homeland that Mariana Pajón
has, because we regret that,for example, it was Bernalidani the Felipe
Martínez, without a very specific technicalphysical reason, have gone down and have
prevented that suddenly another pedalist could haverepresented the country. I think those are
the things that are still in thingsand in which still our athletes and our

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leaders, and the Colombian sport ingeneral must improve, because it should not
happen in high performance and in anevent of such importance as the Olympic Games.
Before I fire Fernando, I hearhis last comment on what these Olympics
will be like. We want toshow you some words of law and saints
one of Colombia' s referents ofwhat will be today' s party against

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France. Let' s remember thetwo of the NRTI DA very Franco,
but that we have a side inthose we believe are constantly going in the
afternoon. I think that' swhere you see them. We have to
put the spotlight on neutralizing that gameof them a little cool. Well we
can give fast or physical. Evidently, that year, when fernando one last

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comment of what will be polympic tobe able to do yes is not a
basic team that go in Colombia,start semifinalists of the NA League. The
selection of Colombia at these Olympic Games, along with others that we have already

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trembled, as we remember Saturday beginsthe great tasks. S with Mario Campo
who starts gymnastics. It is oneof the young lives that have the Colombian

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legation here and in Paris Ventres four. Not these sun expectations. Here rather
there are options that seem clear.There are options you' ve been through
a lot over the past few weeks. I was moved by some, but
the delegation has to go on thatday to day trying to keep such a

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track rhythm in athletics. Other teststhat have already been analyzed and well,
start student here to three, inthe Paris twenty- four, which is
a good start for the tect Preciselythis TEXI Argentina your third part mentioned the
one that is the path of lion. We will be able to see how

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the temperature is for the Colombian delegationin the games coming in the next two
weeks. Well, then, I' m going to memo Fernando, thank
you so much for your cover-up for being able to attend these Olympic
Games back in Paris. Let's hope they all do very well,
and thank you very much for connectingwith us today too. We will certainly

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have it also in the coming days, in this transmission of a sports platform.
We invite you to join us.We invite you to follow the cover
of the spectator both on his websiteand in the printed edition, because we
will have all the chronicles of Fernandoand memo that will be there accompanying our
athletes. We' ll be seeingeach other in the next few days and

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it' s a good debut forthe women' s team today. Thank
you to the three of you andto all the people who connected in this
one sport until the next gr