Spain’s success at the Paris Olympics — results on July 30
Another Olympic day has come to an end. We offer you a brief overview of the games in which the Spanish team took part.
Rowing, men’s double sculls, semi-finals. Alex García Pujolar and Rodrigo Conde took second place in their heat, showing a time of 6:14.91, and advanced to the final.
Rowing, women’s singles, quarter-finals. Virginia Díaz Rivas, who took third place in the quarter-final series of heats, advances to the semi-finals of the individual competition. She is now in the top 12 in her category.
Badminton, men’s singles, group stage. In his first match of the group stage, Pablo Abian defeated his Sri Lankan opponent Viren Nettasinghe. The score after two games was 2:0 in favor of the Spaniard.
Basketball 3×3, women’s tournament, group stage, Spain — Azerbaijan. Having won against Azerbaijan with a score of 18:16, the Spanish team showed the best result in the group.
Beach volleyball, men’s tournament, preliminary stage. Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira won their first victory at the Olympic Games in Paris in a match against French tennis players Youssef Crowe and Arnaud Gauthier-Rath. After three sets (23:21, 21:23, 15:8), the Spaniards were leading with a score of 2:1.
Beach volleyball, women’s tournament, preliminary stage. Liliana Fernandez and Paula Soria Gutierrez lost in straight sets to the best duo in the world, Brazilian athletes Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos, with a score of 12:21, 13:21.
Basketball, men’s tournament, preliminary stage, Spain — Greece. The Spanish basketball players defeated the Greek team with a score of 84:77. Spain is approaching the quarterfinals and will play against Canada on Friday.
Boxing, flyweight, men, preliminary matches, 1/4 finals. Boxer from Cordoba Rafael Lozano Serrano easily defeated Australian Yusuf Chotia with a score of 4-1. The Spaniard needs one more victory to win a medal.
Women’s Canoe Slalom Single Qualification Runs 1 and 2. Spain’s Miren Lazcano finished 10th in the first run and 15th in the second, qualifying for the semi-finals.
Men’s Canoe Slalom Single Qualification Runs 1 and 2. Pau Echanis finished 10th in the first run and 12th in the second, qualifying for the semi-finals.
Judo Women’s 63kg Round of 16. Spain’s Cristina Cabaña Pérez was defeated by Brazil’s Ketleyn Quadrus and was eliminated in the first round.
Equestrian Team Dressage Grand Prix. Spain’s Claudio Castilla Ruiz, Juan Antonio Jimenez and Borja Carrascosa finished 15th in the team event.
Equestrian, Individual Dressage, Grand Prix. Claudio Castilla Ruiz is 6th in Group C, and Juan Antonio Jimenez is 6th in Group E. Borja Carrascosa came in fourth in Group G.
Table Tennis, Men’s Singles, Round 3. Spain’s Alvaro Robles lost to Brazil’s Hugo Calderano 2-4 after seven games.
Sailing, Women’s Scythian, First Series. Tamara Echegoyen and Paula Barceló are 13th after three races.
Handball, Women’s Tournament, Preliminary Round, Spain vs. Netherlands. The Spanish women’s handball team lost to the Netherlands 24-29. This is the third defeat for the Spanish team at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Sailing, windsurfing, men, first series. Nacho Baltasar Summers is in 13th place after five races.
Swimming, 4 x 200m freestyle, men, qualification. Spanish swimmers Ferran Julia Tous, Carlos Garach Benito, Luis Dominguez and Cesar Castro did not make it to the relay final, finishing 7th in their series.
Swimming, 100m freestyle, men, qualification. Sergio De Celis Montalban comes first in the seventh heat and advances to the semifinals.
Swimming, 200m butterfly, men, qualification, semifinals. In the qualifying heat, Spanish swimmer Arbidel Gonzalez took 6th place and advanced to the next round. In the semi-finals, the athlete finished eighth with a time of 1:56.26, which practically deprived Spain of a chance to reach the final.
Shooting, trap, men, qualification. Alberto Fernandez and Andres Garcia will not participate in the men’s pit stop final. The athletes took 14th and 22nd places, respectively. An error in the fifth round deprived Fernandez of a chance to advance.
Shooting, trap, women, qualification. After completing the first three rounds of qualification, Mar Molne and Fatima Galvez finished in first and second place respectively, having a good chance of reaching the final.
Water Polo, men’s tournament, preliminary round, Spain — Hungary. The Spanish men’s Water Polo team managed to beat the Hungarians, nine-time Olympic champions, with a score of 10:7. This victory brought Spain one step closer to the quarter-finals.
Archery, men’s individual championship, 1/32 finals. Pablo Acha suffered a defeat in the round against China’s Lin Jih-Xiang, who won with a score of 6:2.
Tennis, women’s doubles, second round. Spanish tennis players Cristina Busca and Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated the Argentine pair Nadia Podoroska/Maria Lourdes Carle in two sets with a score of 6:3, 6:4 and advanced to the semifinals.
Tennis, men’s doubles, second round. Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz defeated the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and Tallon Griekspoor. The Spaniards lost the second set after a tie-break, but in the last round they left their opponents no chance. Marcel Granollers and Pablo Carreno Busta, however, were defeated by Australians John Pearce and Matthew Ebden and were eliminated.
Football, men’s tournament, first round, Spain vs. Egypt. At the end of the group stage, the Spanish men’s football team, coached by Santi Denia, lost to Egypt with a score of 1:2. Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, finishing second in the group.
Field hockey, men’s tournament, group stage, Spain vs. France. The match between the men’s teams of Spain and France ended in a draw with a score of 3:3. Goals were scored by Alvaro Iglesias, Rafael Villalonga and Pepe Canil.
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