This Thursday, at the Usina del Arte of the City of Buenos Aires, the annual gala of the Olimpia awards organized by the Circle of Sports Journalists, In order to recognize the best Argentine athletes of 2024 in 43 different sports. Franco Colapinto and Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez were the big winners of the night by winning the gold figurine, highest award that was shared for the second consecutive year: in 2023 the athlete Belén Casetta and Lionel Messi did the same. In a season in which Copa America football, (Argentina was consecrated for the second time achieved) and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were the great focuses of attention, the Formula 1 was not left behind: the arrival of colapinto The Great Circus was the great revolution.
In each of the disciplines there were three nominees, with the exception of rowing and yachting, in which one and three pairs were nominated, respectively. In some there was a clear favorite, as was the case of Faustino Oro in chess, José Augusto ‘Maligno’ Torres in cycling (the only gold Olympic medalist), Agustín Tapia in paddle tennis or Eugenia Bosco and Mateo Majdalani in yachting (silver medal in Paris 2024 ). However, in others, the mystery remained until the last moment.
All the winners of the Olimpia 2024 awards
- Chess: Faustino Oro.
- Athletics: Elian Larregina
- Motoring: Franco Colapinto
- Basketball: Facundo Campazzo
- Bowls: Milagros Pereyra.
- Boxing: Fernando Martínez.
- Boating: Agustín Vernice.
- Basket ball: Sol Débole.
- Cycling: José Augusto ‘Maligno’ Torres.
- Winter sports: go to them
- Riding: José María Larocca.
- Fencing: Pascual Di Tella.
- Water Ski: Eugenia De Armas.
- Soccer: Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez.
- Futsal: Kevin Arrieta
- Gym: Santiago Ferrari.
- Golf: Ricardo González.
- Handball: Every Karsten.
- Field Hockey: Cristina Cosentino.
- Roller Hockey: Ezequiel Mena.
- Judo: Sofia Fiora.
- Karate: Kevin Molina Santillán.
- struggle: Agustín Destribats.
- Motorcycling: Manuel Andújar.
- Swim: Macarena Ceballos.
- Padel: Agustín Tapia.
- Paralympics: Iñaki Basiloff and Brian Impellizeri.
- Skate: Matías Dell Olio.
- duck: Justo Bermudez.
- Ball: Lis García Calderón.
- Weights: María Paz Casadeval.
- Pole: Camilo Castañola.
- Rowing: Peter Dickson.
- Rugby: Juan Cruz Mallía.
- Softball: Teo Migliavaca.
- Browse: Franco Radziunas.
- Taekwondo: Santino Policelli.
- Tennis: Horacio Zeballos.
- Table tennis: Santiago Lorenzo.
- Amount: Julián Gutiérrez.
- Triathlon: Romina Biagioli.
- Grass: Francisco Gonçalves.
- Volleyball: Facundo Conte.
- From yachts: Eugenia Bosco and Mateo Majdalani.
At the ceremony, the Olimpia de Brillantes was also presented for the third time, this time to Hugo Porta as a rugby legend. This is a distinction that was previously in the hands of the tennis player. Gabriela Sabatini and the boxer Santos Benigno ‘Falucho’ Laciar. On the other hand, Gustavo Costas was honored for his coronation in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana as Racing coach, and a mention was given to Angel Di Maria for his career in the Argentine soccer team, from which he recently retired.
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