The swimmer from Gipuzkoa Inigo Llopis This Saturday, he presented the third gold medal to the Spanish delegation present at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after conquering the 100 meters backstroke S8, while the Aragonese Maria Delgado He added a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke S12.
Llopis, son of Real Madrid goalkeeping coach Luis Llopis, was the rival to beat in his final, which he arrived at having been the fastest in the series and as reigning world champion. The Basque left his rivals no options and imposed himself with authority to win his second medal at the Games after the silver three years ago at Tokyo in this same test.
For his part, Delgado, who started the final with the third best time, defended this condition in the fight for the medals, where he finished second in the first 50 meters, although he ultimately failed to contain the Ukrainian. Anna StetsenkoThis is the third Paralympic medal for the Zaragoza native after two bronze medals in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in this test and in the free 50 S12.
