Susana Rodríguez and her guide Sara Pérez They won a new gold medal for the Spanish delegation in the Paris Olympic Games in the triathlon discipline, thus adding the fifth gold medal and the seventeenth medal in the Olympic event. The Spanish couple took first place at the first time control and did not let the victory slip away. A spectacular victory, as exciting as it was and that fills all of Spain with pride.
The Spanish triathlete was proclaimed double Paralympic champion this Monday after winning the gold medal in the triathlon event for visually impaired athletes. Fifth gold medal and second in this sport after Dani Molina a few hours earlier in PTS3.
The Galician athlete was the great dominator of the French capital as she did three years ago, then accompanied by Sara Loehr. On this occasion, with Sara Perez She topped the swimming, cycling and running events to win her second Paralympic gold medal with great authority.
The Spanish couple reached the finish line with a time of 1:04:19, leaving their rivals with no options. The Italians Francesca Tarantello and Silvia Visaggi arrived two minutes and twenty-four seconds later, while the Germans Anja Renner and his guide Maria PauligThey finished in third position, more than four minutes behind.
Hours before, Daniel Molinaat its beginnings finally in some Games In this sport, he slowly built his gold metal in the PTS3 for physically disabled athletes, culminating in his magnificent running, his strong point and where he made a great comeback after controlling his rivals well after the cycling segment.
The Madrilenian, five-time world champion, was the favorite in this event, new to the Paris 2024 program, an inclusion that finally allowed him to aspire to the only thing missing from his enormous list of achievements that also includes six European championships. golds. Paralympic swimming in Athens 2004, he closed a long wait in the best possible way, with a triumph of great authority that allowed him to enjoy it on the finish line where HM Queen Letizia was also in the front row, supporting the triathletes this morning.
🥇 SUSANA RODRÍGUEZ’S GOLD!
The Spanish triathlon is bathing this day of the Paralympic Games in gold.
With what authority did the Tokyo 2020 champion win, revalidating her title.#ParisRTVE2s #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/srXXnvY0MO– Télédeporte (@teledeporte) September 2, 2024
