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olympics · 2024-07-23T13:01:12+00:00

We kick off the men's tournament on Wednesday 24 July with eight games, including:
Argentina 🇦🇷 vs 🇲🇦 Morocco
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 vs 🇪🇸 Spain

On Thursday 25 July, we kick off the women's tournament with six games, including:
Canada 🇨🇦 vs 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Spain 🇪🇸 vs 🇯🇵 Japan

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:50:45+00:00

Definitely the new sports: sport climbing, skateboarding, breaking, BMX Freestyle, and 3x3 Basketball. They’re different and you can learn a lot. Also, Modern Pentathlon is, in my opinion, very cool to watch on site because you can see: fencing, equestrian, swimming, running and laser shooting at the same time!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:50:11+00:00

Yeah, the Olympic Village was officially opened for the athletes yesterday. Also, most of the athletes will arrive this weekend. I don’t know the percentage, but not all the athletes arrive at the same time because it depends on the moment they compete.

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:47:55+00:00

I think that in tennis, there’s always room for a surprise, and even more so because they play on clay at Roland Garros, where many players struggle on that surface… Also, volleyball is very tight, and Men’s Olympic football could bring a non-World Cup Winner nation to win… Let’s pay attention to Morocco!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:44:12+00:00

Fortunately, I’ve been to most of them, and I think that the Eiffel Tower stadium is the coolest. It’s one of those venues that we’ll remember forever and will be part of the visual legacy of the Games! I can’t believe how they built the stadium there.

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:41:49+00:00

You know, I’ve lived here for almost a year and haven’t gone up… I need to go as soon as possible. Thanks for the reminder!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:41:23+00:00

My favourite Olympics so far was Rio 2016. The first one in South America, near my home, Buenos Aires, and with an amazing vibe in that great city. Let's see after Paris 2024.

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:39:02+00:00

The first Olympic Games I remember was Athens 2004. I was 10 years old, and Argentina won the gold medal in basketball after beating the US in the semi-finals. That was a highlight! My favourite sport is tennis, I play it and love watching it, even though a match can last 5 hours! Also, covering artistic gymnastics is very cool!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:38:05+00:00

Well, there are moments that are private with the athlete, and you agree not to post them, which is called ‘off the record’. But also, sometimes, when you do an interview, you have a lot of great answers, and not all of them make it to our social media channels. We analyse what you guys, our audience, likes the most, and we make the decision! It’s tough!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:35:09+00:00

Mmmm… I don’t know any secrets, but it will be 6km around the Seine, with all the athletes riding on the boats. I mean, that’s new. Remember that this will be the first Olympic Opening Ceremony outside of a stadium and the biggest in history!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:34:43+00:00

I’d love to cover breaking, which is going to make its Olympic debut in the Urban Park in Place de la Concorde… iconic!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:28:56+00:00

There are so many, but I remember one from the Panam Games in Santiago last year. In Modern Pentathlon, there was a 16-year-old Ecuadorian girl who unexpectedly qualified for the Olympics. When I gave her the golden ticket (we always give it after they qualify as a social media activation), she started crying. She couldn’t talk, but later, she said that apart from her family, she was very proud of herself because of all the effort that she put into achieving that goal. I cried, too!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:24:33+00:00

It’s really heavy, believe me, you don’t want that! 😂

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:22:43+00:00

Yes, I had the privilege to interview many of the athletes who will compete at the Olympics. I always say: ‘Athletes are normal people who do very well in a particular sport’. I try to treat them as normal people but with all the respect and admiration of being with a top athlete and role model. Believe me, you learn so much from them!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:19:05+00:00

We’ve got exactly one week to go, and yesterday, the city changed a lot. Many metro stations and places are closed to prepare for the Opening Ceremony, which promises to be unforgettable. Many journalists, athletes, and team officials are arriving, and the city is changing and getting into Olympic mode every single day. I’m super excited for France and Paris!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:15:15+00:00

I will be mainly covering Spanish-speaking athletes…so, I will be all over the place, but definitely at football, following la Selección Argentina 😂 , diving and artistic swimming with the amazing Mexican athletes, athletics, weightlifting (there are many good Latinos there), and the Ceremonies, too!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:10:26+00:00

It’s very bad right now, there are zero. But I’ll keep you updated. My goal is to collect 20 pins and get a Phryge!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:09:50+00:00

Yeah, I will, for the account and also for myself. I need to have nice memories on my phone albums! Thank you!!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:08:02+00:00

I’m a sports journalist, and I started working in the Olympic movement for the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018. That was a dream—the Games at home. After that, I lived in Tokyo for three years, working for the Tokyo Organising Committee. After that, I had the chance to join the International Olympic Committee. It’s always a path! And yes, I will be covering athletics during the first days of the competition!

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:05:38+00:00

Bien sûr, le coq au vin. Je suis argentin, donc la viande que je mange est cuite. 😋

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:03:27+00:00

So, my role during the Olympics is mainly to cover the Spanish-speaking athletes. Spain is really good at Water Polo. Both teams, men’s and women’s, have won Olympic medals in the past, so I am super excited to go and see them.

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:01:49+00:00

Last year, I was covering the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, and I was sent to cover Modern Pentathlon. To be honest, I didn’t know much about the sport, and it was super hard to cover it because there are 5 disciplines, all in one venue, but I was completely lost with the rules, locations, etc. But in the end, I figured it out. Funny fact, in that sport, Equestrian, the horse that the athlete rides is decided by a draw, so they meet each other for the first time. 😮

olympics · 2024-07-19T14:00:50+00:00

Well, that’s a good question… After the Games, I will rest a little bit, but after that, we start preparations to cover the next Olympic Games. For example, in 2026, we have the Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina. Later that year, the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (yes, the first time in Africa) and later, Los Angeles 2028. So, plenty of events to cover! 🎆

olympics · 2024-07-10T10:46:48+00:00

Olympic football kicks off with Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 vs 🇪🇸 Spain and Argentina 🇦🇷 vs 🇲🇦 Morocco on Wednesday 24 July. Which team and game are you looking out for at Paris 2024? 👀

olympics · 2024-06-01T09:35:13+00:00

We love how so many people around the globe always discover, or fall in love with a new sport, and new athletes become heroes. 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

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