Apps to follow soccer results and the day's matches
Table tennis players Vitor Ishiy and Bruna Takahashi won an Olympic berth for Brazil in the mixed doubles at the Pan American Games in Santiago, securing a place in Paris 2024. In the semi-final, the Brazilians beat Canadians Eugene Wang and Mo Zhang 4-2. The gold medal match will be against Cubans Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca. The final is scheduled for tonight at 19:40 Brasília time. The live broadcast is available on the Brazilian Olympic Channel website.
The Brazilian delegation has already won 35 Olympic places during the Pan American Games in Santiago, an increase of 17% compared to the previous edition in Lima, which qualified for Tokyo. Places in Paris were secured in boxing, women's handball, equestrian, modern pentathlon, swimming and tennis.
Rogério Sampaio, general director of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and head of the delegation in Santiago, celebrated the result and said that the idea is to continue qualifying athletes.
The Brazilian delegation in Santiago is the largest in the country's history in international competitions, with a total of 621 athletes. Brazil ranks second in the medals table, with 120 in total, behind the United States. Mexico is in third place.
