Brazil’s Ingrid Oliveira secured the nation’s first Olympic spot in diving on the Paris 2024 video games within the early hours of Tuesday (Jul. 18) by qualifying for the ultimate of the 10m platform on the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In the ladies’s semi-final, she ranked eighth with 313.90 factors. Only 12 of the 18 jumpers at this stage certified.
“The race was tough. Really difficult. very difficult. I knew it wouldn’t be easy to win a spot, but things worked out. Now it’s time to stay focused, the final’s this Wednesday. I’ll give my best in the race. I’m counting on everyone’s support,” mentioned the athlete, who has competed within the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The Olympic qualification on the World Championships in Fukuoka belongs to the nation, not a particular athlete. The crew to go to the video games is not going to be outlined till 2024.
The world championships award three locations in every of the synchronized occasions. The competitors is the primary of three qualification home windows for the Paris 2024 video games. Later on, in October, the Pan American Games will happen in Santiago, Chile, which grants spots to the champions of the person competitions (3m springboard and 10m platform, for women and men). In 2024, the world championships in Doha, Qatar, will award 4 locations.
Source: Agencia Brasil