National table tennis teams failed to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The national table tennis teams were unable to qualify on Sunday in… Paris 2024 Olympic Games After both of them lost their decisive duels in the Pan American Championship, which is being held to this day in Havana, Cuba.

In the women’s tournament, Puerto Rico lost to the United States 3-1 in its last match. The American national team and the Brazilian national team obtained the two tickets that were available in the final stage of the women’s tournament, which was held in a league system.

puerto rico team –It consists of sisters Adriana and Melanie Diaz, Fabiola Diaz and Brianna Burgos– He achieved a 3-1 victory over Chile and a defeat by the same score against Brazil in the final round. They finished 1-2 after the setback against North America.

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Although they haven’t punched their ticket to next year’s Olympics in team fashion, Melanie and Adriana were crowned women’s doubles champions, defeating Canadians Ivy Liao and Mo Zhang 3-1 in the final.. Adriana also won the bronze medal in singles, losing to Amy Wang from the United States in a difficult match, 4-3, in the semi-finals.

For his part, the men’s team Comprised of Brian Afanador, Daniel Gonzalez, Angel Naranjo and Oscar Periel – they lost 3-0 to Brazil in their final round match to be eliminated from the Olympic qualifiers.

The national team beat Chile 3-1 and lost to Canada 3-0 on Sunday, also finishing 1-2.

Afanador also won the bronze medal in the men’s singles competition, losing to Brazilian Hugo Calderano 4-1 in the semi-finals held last Wednesday.

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The Pan American Championships were the last chance for both teams to qualify for the Olympic tournament.

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