Brazilian athlete Isaac Souza, 24, secured the second Olympic spot for Brazil within the upcoming Paris 2024 Games. The achievement got here on Friday (Jul. 21) as he superior to the ultimate of the 10m platform occasion on the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Souza ought to dive once more on Saturday (22), the final day of the competitors.
“It’s another Olympic Games for my career. I knew it would be a tough competition, so I had to give my all to secure the spot. Now, there’s the final on Saturday, and I ask for all the support and cheers from everyone in Brazil,” stated Souza, who additionally represented Brazil within the Tokyo Olympics and gained the bronze medal on the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru.
The second is milestone in Souza’s profession, as it’s the first time he qualifies for a World Championship closing, ending in eleventh place with 418.95 factors among the many 12 advancing athletes. In the 2 earlier editions of the competition-in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2019; and Budapest, Hungary, in 2022-Issac narrowly missed the medal spherical, ending thirteenth and fifteenth respectively.
In addition to the boys’s 10m platform closing, Brazil may even be vying for a podium spot within the blended synchronized 3m springboard closing, with Anna Lcia dos Santos and Rafael Max.
The Olympic qualification in Fukuoka just isn’t particular person, however belongs to the nation. Only in 2024 will the workforce representing Brazil within the Paris Olympics be formally disclosed.
Source: Agencia Brasil