Mireia Belmonte has been left out of the Paris Olympic Games after failing this Saturday in her last attempt to get a ticket for the summer event. The Catalan swimmer, winner of four Olympic medals, exhausted her chances by finishing in sixth position in the final of the 400 meters freestyle of the Spanish Championships, held in Palma, with a time of 4:20.72 minutes, 12.82 seconds behind. the minimum mark required (4:07.90) by the Spanish Federation to go to the French capital.
These times reflect the numerous problems that Mireia Belmonte has suffered in recent years, in which she has been affected by a shoulder ailment, which has prevented her from training and competing normally during the current Olympic cycle. The journey that has led the woman from Badalona to miss the opportunity to compete in her fifth consecutive Olympic Games began last Wednesday, when she failed to qualify in the 400 meter medley.
Days later, that same outcome was repeated on Friday in the 200-meter medley test, in which Belmonte was five seconds short of the required time. This situation left the Catalan with one last opportunity to qualify for Paris 2024, which she had to achieve the required mark in the 400 freestyle event this Saturday, something that she has not achieved.
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