Among the nominated figures are Franco Colapinto, with a stellar appearance in Formula 1, Ángel Di María, who said goodbye to the Argentine National Team with victory in the Copa América and José “Maligno” Torres, Olympic champion in the BMX Freestyle discipline.
This Thursday at 7 p.m. the greatest celebration of Argentine sports will be celebrated in the 70th edition of the Olympia Awardsorganized by the Circle of Sports Journalists at the Usina del Arte.
There will be a total of 43 shortlists where the best athletes of the year will be recognized in disciplines such as football, tennis, motorsports, rugby, among others. The best in each category will receive the prize Silver Olympia and only one athlete will take the Golden Olympia. Among the nominated figures are Franco Colapintowith a stellar appearance in Formula 1, Angel Di Mariawho said goodbye to the Argentine National Team with the victory in the Copa América and José “Maligno” Torres, Olympic champion in the BMX Freestyle discipline.
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In addition to the usual categories, this year Hugo Porta, a historical figure of the Argentine rugby team, will be honored and will receive the Brilliant Olympia. He will be the third athlete to receive this recognition. The other two that make up this select list are the former Gabriela Sabatini and the ex-boxer Santos Benigno Laciar.
On the other hand, there will be special recognition for those who stand out at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. First of all, Iñaki Basiloff and Brian Impellizzeri, who won gold medals, and then Hernán Urra, Alexis Chávez, Los Murciélagos, Fernando Vázquez, Antonio Ruiz Díaz, Paula Gómez, Juan Samorano, Rodrigo Romero, Stefanía Ferrando and Gustavo Fernández who also won medals.
The 50th anniversary of the Australian Masters title won by Guillermo Vilasthe historic gold medals obtained by the Golden Generation of Basketball and the soccer team at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the first successes of Diego Maradona with the “Cebollitas”.
Lastly, the Evita Gamesthe championship obtained by the Ninth Division of Argentinos Juniors in 1974 and the recent triumph of Gustavo Costas in the Copa Sudamericana with Racing Club.
Olympia Awards 2024: all the nominees
- 1- Chess: María José Campos, Faustino Oro, Ilan Schnaider
- 2- Athletics: Florencia Borrelli, Ignacio Erario, Elián Larregina
- 3- Motorsports: Franco Colapinto; Franco Girolami, Julián Santero
- 4- Basketball: Facundo Campazzo, Nicolás Laprovíttola, José Vildoza
- 5- Bowls: Lucas Hecker, Milagros Pereyra, Nicolás Pretto
- 6- Boxing: Evelyn Bermúdez, Fernando Martínez, Yamil Peralta
- 7- Boating: Brenda Rojas, Sebastián Rossi, Agustín Vernice
- 8- Basketball: Sol Débole, Santiago Díaz, Valeria Gaccio
- 9- Cycling: Tomás Contte, Eduardo Sepúlveda, José Augusto Torres
- 10- winter sports: Tiziano Gravier, Iara Haiek, Mila Lutteral
- 11- Riding: Damián Ancic, Lucrecia Cesaroni, José María Larocca
- 12- Fencing: Isabel Di Tella, Pascual Di Tella, Athina González Ciavarella
- 13– Water Ski: Bautista Ahumada, Eugenia De Armas, Tobías Giorgis
- 14- Soccer: Adrián Martínez, Damián Emiliano Martínez, Lautaro Martínez
- 15- Futsal: Kevin Arrieta, Alejo Gayraud, Lucas Granda
- 16- Gymnastics: Celeste D’Arcángelo, Santiago Ferrari, Santiago Mayol
- 17- Golf: Ricardo González, Emiliano Grillo, Mariano Tubio
- 18- Handball: Lucila Balsas, Elke Karsten, Pablo Simonet
- 19- Field Hockey: Cristina Cosentino, Zoe Díaz de Armas, Tomás Santiago
- 20- Roller Hockey: Constantino Acevedo, Ezequiel Mena, Facundo Navarro
- 21- Judo: Sofía Fiora, Brisa Gómez, Keysi Perafán
- 22- Karate: Lisandro Fontana Lardies, Kevin Molina Santillán, Aylen Yardin
- 23- Fight: Agustín Destribats, Iván Llano and Linda Machuca
- 24- Motorcycling: Manuel Andújar, Valentino Perrone, Joaquín Poli
- 25- Swimming: Andrea Berrino, Macarena Ceballos, Agostina Hein
- 26- Paddle: Federico Chingotto; Valentino Libaak, Agustín Tapia
- 27- Skate: Matías Dell Olio, Zoe Manggia, Juan Segundo Rodríguez
- 28- Duck: Justo Bermúdez, Juan Ignacio Lanfranco, Facundo Taberna
- 29- Ball: Federico Fernández, Lis García Calderón, Guillermo Osorio
- 30- Weights: María Paz Casadeval, Domingo Meza and Benjamín Turner
- 31- Pole: José Adolfo Cambiaso (N); Camilo Castagnola, Tomás Panelo
- 32- Rowing: Sonia Baluzzo / Evelyn Silvestro, Alejandro Colomino, Pedro Dickson
- 33- Rugby: Virginia Brigido, Mateo Carreras, Juan Cruz Mallía
- 34- Softball: Mariana Gorosito, Teo Migliavaca, Juan Zara
- 35- Surfing: Santino Basaldella, Juliette Duhaime, Franco Radziunas
- 36- Taekwondo: Lucas Guzmán, Santino Policelli, Victoria Rivas
- 37– Tennis: Sebastián Báez, Mariano Navone, Horacio Zeballos
- 38- Table Tennis: Ana Codina, Horacio Cifuentes, Santiago Lorenzo
- 39- Shot: Federico Gil, Julián Gutiérrez, Fernanda María Russo
- 40- Triathlon: Bautista Arbizu, Romina Biagioli, Tiago Muñoz
- 41- Turf: Gustavo Calvente, Francisco Goncalvez, Eduardo Ortega Pavón
- 42- Volleyball: Facundo Conte, Luciano De Cecco, Victoria Mayer
- 43- Yachting: Julio Alsogaray / Malena Sciarra, Leandro Altolaguirre / Lucas Altolaguirre, Eugenia Bosco / Mateo Majdalani.
Source: Ambito
