He is the king of the track and he has proven it again. Alfonso Cabello (La Rambla, 1993) won a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with his favorite modality: the kilometer against the clock. He once again demonstrates that he is the best athlete in Cordoba with an enviable record. The cyclist from Cordoba gives Spain its fifth medal in the competition and has already accumulated six metals in four Olympic Games. From London to Paris.
With a time of 1.01.969, improving on his previous ranking, he slipped into the top three. He fought for the gold he won at the previous Olympic Games, but ultimately had to settle for third place. The event was won by Australian Korey Boddington (1:01.650) and silver went to British Blaine Hunt (1:01.776),
This is his sixth medal at the Olympic Games. Well, he has been on the podium four times in a row. The Cordovan cyclist has already won two medals Tokyo Paralympic Games: a gold medal in the individual kilometer track event and a bronze in the team event. He also won medals at London 2012 (gold) and Rio 2016 (two bronzes). This is his sixth medal that he has won in the Parisian capital. More than a decade after making his first metal.
Last March, the Paralympic sprinter was proclaimed vice-world champion after a new lesson in superiority in a velodrome known as Rio de Janeiro, where He won two medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games. After winning his eleventh Spanish championship, he took second place in the international event and finished this great stage with a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Alfonso Cabello’s track record is enviable. Accumulate six silver medals at the world championships. He also has six others in bronze. Distributed between their favorite category, the kilometer time trial and the team speed event. On the other hand, he was proclaimed world champion in 2012, 2014 (2), 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020In total, he won the gold medal eight times.
Cabello had to battle the aftermath of a lingering covid that kept her out of competition for two years. This did not stop him and now, the favorite son of La Rambla expands its legend and makes Cordovan sport shine beyond its own borders.
The House of His Majesty the King, the Minister of Education, Public Works and Sports and Spokesperson of the Spanish Government, Pilar Alegría; the President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno; the President of the Andalusian Parliament, Jesús Aguirre; the Secretary General of the PSOE-A, Juan Espadas, and the Secretary General of the PP-A, Antonio Repullo, among other institutional and party representatives, agreed to congratulate the Cordovan cyclist Alfonso Cabello.
Reactions
In this regard, the House of His Majesty the King, on its social networks, indicated that, “after a stop along the way”, Alfonso Cabello “came back strong and made the velodrome vibrate. This bronze medal represents that only those who face adversity and fight to overcome it manage to be among the best. Congratulations!”
For her part, the Minister Spokesperson of the Government of the Nation, Pilar Alegría, stressed in her profile that Cabello “has done it again” and “is on the podium of the kilometer time trial in Paris”. Congratulations on this bronze. The fifth for Spain in these Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
On his official profile, Andalusian President Juanma Morenohighlighted that “a new bronze medal for the Spanish Paralympic Games medal table was achieved with the Andalusian.” Alfonso Cabello, who “wins a new Paralympic medal in track cycling. He gave his all in the C4-C5 kilometer time trial! Impressive, Alfonso!
For his part, the president of the Andalusian Parliament, Jesús Aguirre, from Córdoba, described it as “spectacular!” to Alfonso Cabello on his networks, affirming that “the cyclist from La Rambla has once again placed the name of Andalusia and Córdoba at the top of the Paralympic Games with a bronze medal for the Spanish team.”
The leader of the opposition in Andalusia and PSOE spokesperson in the Senate, Juan Espadashighlighted in ‘X’ that it is “the fifth medal for Spain and the first for Andalusia in the Paralympic Games, of the track cyclist from Cordoba Alfonso Cabello!”, with “a stellar performance, which expands his already historic Paralympic honors. Congratulations!”.
For his part, the general secretary of the PP of Andalusia, Antonio Repullo of Cordoba, stressed on his networks that “Cordoba is Olympic!”, since “Alfonso Cabello of Cordoba wins bronze at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.”
