The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games will happen at this time. Spain already has its representatives who will take part in 32 disciplines. There shall be 382 Spaniards looking for a medal, of those 192 are ladies and 190 are males.
The appointment at this time shall be on the Seine riverthere shall be 10,500 athletes on board boats recognized with their respective delegations. The route shall be six kilometers to the end level, Trocadéro, the place the protocol acts and the celebration of this sporting occasion will start.
However Spain not solely has its athletes prepared for every of the competitions, but in addition its representatives, the so-called flag bearers. On this version, the honour shall be within the arms of the sailor Tamara Echegoyen and the canoeist Marcus Cooper.
Origins of Marcus Cooper and the game he competes in
This athlete was born in October 1994 in Oxford, United Kingdom. His father is British and his mom German, he managed to develop into a Spanish citizen 9 years in the past. His dad and mom raised him in Mallorca, particularly in Cala d’Or, since he was a baby.
That’s the reason he determined to compete for Spain, as he has lived on this nation all his life. It was on the Balearic island the place he started to observe canoeing, as each summer season he noticed individuals coaching on this self-discipline and determined to take up this sport.
He lived in Mallorca till he was 15, however when he joined the Spanish nationwide workforce he needed to transfer. That is how he ended up in Asturias and within the junior class.
Cooper’s achievements
On the age of 21 and a Spanish nationwide, he certified to take part within the 2016 Rio Olympics, the place he gained a gold medal for his nation within the K1 competitors.
He then went to Tokyo 2020 the place he gained a second medal, this time silver within the K4 500m by teaming up with Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade. His efficiency has not been restricted to the Video games, he has additionally gained three gold medals, 4 silver medals and one bronze medal within the World Canoeing Championships between the years 2014 and 2022.
He has gained two gold medals and one silver medal within the editions of the European Canoeing Championships in 2017 and 2018. She gained one other gold on the 2023 European Video games in Krakow.
The enterprise aspect of the canoeist
Cooper shouldn’t be solely an athlete, he additionally has a enterprise aspect and has said on a number of events that he likes to take a position his cash as a result of he foresees that he won’t stay off his ardour for canoeing all his life.
Thus, he chooses to not spend his earnings on tangible issues however on companies. He’s at present the founding father of Plan Coopera web based platform for psychological well being, diet and bodily coaching. Though in the mean time he’s targeted on doing his greatest and persevering with so as to add Olympic medals to his listing of achievements.
