Swimmer Diogo Ribeiro will make his Olympic debut on Tuesday in the 100m freestyle, on a day when Maria Ines de Barros will also be competing in the Olympic pit in Paris 2024.
Diogo Ribeiro, world champion in the 50m and 100m freestyle, will make his Olympic debut in the ninth of 10 series of the 100m freestyle, at 11:36 (10:36) with the search for one of the top 16 brands to advance to the semi-finals starting at 20:30 (19:30).
European champion Maria Ines de Barros becomes the first Portuguese woman to take part in the Olympic pit test from 09:00 (08:00), taking part in the first three rounds of the 25-track qualifying round that ends on Wednesday, the day the final will also be played.
In judo, Barbara Timo in the -63 kg weight class will be the first on the day in the first fight on the second mat against South Korean Kim Jisoo with debutant Joao Fernando in the -81 kg weight class on the eighth mat 1. fight in which he will face Canadian Francois Gauthier Drapeau.
Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral could make tennis history by becoming the first Portuguese to reach the Olympic doubles quarter-finals, beating Germany’s Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat Cabral in singles.
The oldest player of the Portuguese Mission, Fu Yu, can also reach a historic milestone and become the first Portuguese woman to reach the last 16 of table tennis if she defeats Poland’s Natalia Bajor, starting at 11:00 (10:00 am).
In equestrian, the dressage team starts at 13:47 (12:47) and newcomer Antonio do Vale, who replaced João Moreira, was forced to withdraw due to health problems with his horse First Kennedy Old on Monday.
Maria Caetano, the only rider with Olympic experience, starts her race at 15:42 (14:42), with all three competing in the individual race and scoring points in the team race, with qualifying ending on Wednesday when fellow rookie Rita Ralan Duarte starts at 12:38 (11:38).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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