Mexican Carlos Sansores will seek the bronze medal against Ivorian Cheick Sallah Cisse
The Mexican Carlos Sansores will fight for Bronze medal in Paris 2024 in the +80kg category of taekwondo, after advancing in the play-off.
Sansores He defeated Uzbek Nikita Rafalovich two rounds to one and will face Ivorian Cheick Sallah Cisse in the bronze medal match.
The Mexican fell in the Quarterfinal fight 2-1 rounds against the Iranian Arian Salimi, who advanced to the final of the Olympics and allowed the Mexican to continue fighting for medals.
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What does Carlos Sansores need to win bronze?
Carlos Sansores will fight for the bronze medal against the Ivorian Cheick Sallah Cisse, after he fell to Arian Salimi in the Quarterfinals, but had the opportunity to continue in the competition when the Iranian advanced to the taekwondo final in the +80kg category. Paris 2024.
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Salimi defeated Ivan Sapina of Croatia in the semi-final match and will now play for the gold medal against Caden Cunningham of Great Britain.
Carlos Sansores He reached the fight for the bronze medal through the repechage.
The Mexican defeated Uzbek Nikita Rafalovich, who lost to the Iranian in the Round of 16.
Cheick Sallah Cisse fell in the semi-finals against the British and will decide the winner of the bronze medal against the Mexican.
What time does Carlos Sansores fight in the repechage?
Carlos Sansores will compete for the bronze medal Paris 2024 before Cheick Sallah Cisse at 12:49 PM in Mexico City.
The debut with a wrestler mask
Sansores He won his first fight, against Bissau-Guinean Johnouario Gomis, after winning 1-8 and 1-7 in two rounds.
Since its departure, Carlos Sansores He showed a thirst for revenge after what happened in Tokyo 2020 and dominated throughout the fight. In his presentation, he came out wearing a wrestler’s mask, which made the entire audience explode with euphoria and joy upon seeing him.
“I have always believed that the more patriotic you are, the better. I am always proud of my roots, the more Mexican, the better,” he explained.
During the debut fight of Carlos Sansores He went all out and landed a headbutt. For the second round, he maintained the advantage he had gained and took care of his helmet to avoid any contact. Finally, the Mexican took the first win and is one victory away from securing a medal.
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Carlos Sansores He is not getting carried away, as he knows that this is just the beginning. “It was the first fight, as we move forward the difficulty will obviously be greater,” he said.
He also said that it is unlikely that he will have another fight as spectacular as the first one, but he asserts that “it will be done intelligently.”
The Mexican came out to his debut fight in Paris 2024 wearing a wrestler’s mask that caught the attention of the attendees.
