It is the first Olympic gold for this Central American country, and also the first achieved by a woman.
Guatemala won the first Olympic gold in its historythanks to the victory ofAdriana Ruanoin the Olympic moat test (trap) of the shootingParis-2024this Wednesday in Chateauroux (center of France).
It is the second medal for the Guatemalan delegation at this meeting in France and the second also in shooting, thenJean Pierre Brol’s bronze on Tuesday in the men’s Olympic moat category.
Before Paris-2024, the only metal for the Central American country at an Olympic GamesIt was the silver of the marcher Erick Barrondo in the 20 kilometers of the London-2012 edition.
Ruano, 29,He also broke the Olympic record in a final by finishing with 45 hits in 50 attempts.He took the lead from the beginning, after being the only one to do full in the first round of five pitches, and since then he has not left the first place in the final.
He remained serious and focused at all times, with his blue ear protections, and only at the end of his participation did he allow himself to show his emotions, breaking down to cry for emotion.
The silver medal was for Italian Silvana Maria Stanco (40 points) and the bronze was left by Australian Penny Smith (32).
Spain was left with a bitter flavor. He managed to have two assets in the final of six competitors, but Mar Molné was fourth and Fátima Gálvez fifth, being the third and second eliminated, respectively.
For the sport of Guatemala, July 31, 2024 will be a historic date by achieving its highest position in an Olympic Games and the harvest of successes may not be completed in this edition.
On Thursday the athletics will start and with it the march, where Erick Barrondo (33 years old) is part of the Guatemalan delegation. In this sport a clear metal option is Luis Grijalva, fourth in the last two World Cups (2022 and 2023) in the 5,000 meters and aspiring to climb the podium in one of the most outstanding tests.
This article has been translated after first appearing in Diario El Mundo