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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will feature the participation of several students and alumni from Camilo José Cela University and SEK International Schools who are competing in their respective sports internationally.
In athletics, Laura García-Caro, a student on the Degree in Psychology at Camilo José Cela University, will compete in the 20-kilometre walk event on 1 August at 9:20 a.m. She also has the possibility of participating in the mixed walk relay on 7 August at 7:30 a.m., if she is selected after her first event. Adrian Ben, a student on the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences at UCJC, will participate in his second Olympic Games in the 800-metre sprint discipline. He will contest the first round on 7 August at 11:55 a.m. If necessary, he will compete in the play-offs on 8 August at 12:00 p.m. From there, if he qualifies for the semi-finals, he will race on 9 August at 11:30 a.m., and the final, if he reaches it, would take place on 10 August at 7:25 p.m.
In the football competition, Miguel Gutierrez, a UCJC alumni and Girona player, has qualified along with his teammates for the quarter-finals of the tournament. This match will be played against the Japanese team on August 2nd at 5:00 p.m.
In swimming, Rafael Fente, a student at SEK International School El Castillo, competed in the 100-metre freestyle on July 30 at 11:15 a.m., finishing third in his quarterfinal heat. Rafael was also part of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay team, which finished seventh in their heat with a time of 3:14.84.
In basketball, Usman Garuba, a SEK-El Castillo alumni, has played in both of the games that the Spanish team has played so far against Australia (losing 92-80) and Greece (winning 84-77). The third match of the group stage against Canada will be played on August 2 at 17:15, and if Spain qualifies for the quarter-finals, he will play on August 6, at a time yet to be determined depending on the results of the third day of the group stage.
The Marqués de Samaranch Olympic Chair at Camilo José Cela University is monitoring these Olympic Games on a daily basis with a blog written by its director Juan Carlos Segovia, in which he details the events of each day in the different sports disciplines being contested in Paris. You can view it here.
