Good news in Peruvian sport: Angelo Caro managed to place among the top 16 participants in the Skateboarding Street World Championship and thus advance to the semifinals of the qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Peruvian skateboarder obtained 71.30 points that allowed him to place 12th, after his participation in the quarterfinals of the tournament held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. With that score, he became the highest-scoring Spanish speaker. He was followed by Colombian Jhancarlos Gonzales, with 66.23 points.
Angelo Caro, who finished fifth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, had a difficult 2022 due to an injury, but now he seeks to start the current season in the best possible way. His goal is to make it to the final.
His next challenge will be on Saturday, February 4, starting at 9:30 am. Only the top eight participants in the semifinals will be able to advance to the final and decisive stage of the Skateboarding Street World Championship. Go, Angelo!
No luck
Unlike Angelo Caro, who qualified for the semifinals of the Skateboarding Street World Championship, the other Peruvian Deivid Tuesta could not advance to the penultimate stage of the competition.
In the case of our other representative in the quarterfinals, he finished in 31st place and said goodbye to the qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Male Street: quarterfinals to semifinals qualifiers
- Jhancarlos González (COL)
- Giovanni Vianna (BRA)
- Sasaki Toa (JPN)
- Gustavo Ribeiro (POR)
- Angelo Caro (PER)
- Chris Joslin (USA)
- Richard Tury (SVK)
- Joseph Garbaccio (FRA)
- Shirai Sora (JPN)
- Midler Alexander (USA)
- Ryan Decenzo (CAN)
- Matsumoto Kairi (JPN)
- Onodera Ginwoo (JPN)
- Aurelien Giraud (FRA)
- Kelvin Hoefler (BRA)
- Jagger Eaton (USA)
The Latin American and Spanish skaters eliminated after the quarterfinals were Matías dell Olio (Argentina, 18th place), Eduardo Neves (Brazil, 22nd place), Ivan Monteiro (Brazil, 26th place), Lucas Rabelo (Brazil, 27th place), Mauro Iglesias (Argentina, 28th place), Nelson Garza de la Cruz (Mexico, 30th place), and Deivid Tuesta (Peru, 31st place).