Match or exceed 17 medals in London 2012 is the desire with which the Spanish sports leaders facing Games in Rio, a city that started Friday around athletes classified.
After an Olympic cycle in which the federations saw their incomes cut substantially, whatever is not worsen the results of four years it will be considered a success and maintaining overall fitness level.
Technicians Sports Council have estimated that the Spanish delegation has 46 medal chances. Of these, it is normal that is realised between half, in the best case, or third party, according to conservative estimates.
The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco, little concrete fond medals, also mentioned this morning before traveling to Rio, the reference of previous Games.
"We carry the last two years we have overcome the cycle in London and Beijing Olympic medals modalities. If now we go there and not the results, we can not rend our garments," he warned.
"We have athletes in various sports that are world number ones, we can not to judge only by a competition. I'm sure it will be fine, but do not quantify the result by a medal or less," he added.
The main options of the podium are in charge of the following athletes who come to Rio backed by their results in top level competition in recent months:
= ATHLETICS
- Ruth Beitia. Triple European champion tall and bronze in the last World Cup, 37 years seeking his first Olympic medal. The absence of Russian can help you get it.
- Miguel Angel Lopez. Reigning world and European 20-km walk, it intends to double in Rio (20 and 50 km). Also benefits the suspension of Russian athletics.
- Orlando Ortega third in the world ranking of the year in 110m hurdles with 13.04. Last year, still as a Cuban, was the fastest in the world (12.94). Will be their first Games as Spanish. London 2012 was sixth with Cuba
= SWIM
- Mireia Belmonte . The double Olympic silver medalist in London 2012 will swim six events in Rio: 200 and 400 individual medley, 400 and 800 free, 200 butterfly and 4x200 relay. In the last round of importance, Europeans May in London, returned with two silvers (1500 and 4x200) and a bronze (400).
- Jessica Vall. Its enormous progress in the last two seasons, endorsed by the bronze obtained in the 200 m. Breaststroke World 2015, stand as candidate to the Olympic podium.
- Ona Carbonell and Gemma Mengual . Carbonell, silver in duos and bronze teams in London 2012, will pair this time with Mengual, silver in duos and teams in Beijing 2008, which backtracked on his retirement to help the Spanish synchronized to clear open questions in this cycle, after the controversy farewell coach Anna Tarres.
= CANOEING
- Maialen Chourraut. It was bronze in London in whitewater. Since then, it has been silver in 2014 and gold in 2015 at the European Championships.
- Saul Craviotto. -gold Assiduous to Olympic podiums in Beijing in K2-500 and silver in London in K1-200- try his luck in Rio in K1-200 and K2-200 alongside the debutant Cristian Toro.
= TENNIS
- Rafael Nadal. Pending a decision on whether or not to contest the individual frame, the standard bearer of the Spanish team will in any case both option medal in doubles with Marc Lopez, and mixed with Garbiñe Muguruza.
- Garbiñe Muguruza. The current French Open champion, third in the world ranking, is one of the new additions to the group of aspiring Olympic medal Spaniards.
= GYMNASTICS
- Ray Zapata. Super specialist in soil, is world bronze in this apparatus.
- Set of rhythm. The group formed by Artemi Gavezou, Sandra Aguilar, Elena Lopez, Alejandra Lourdes Mohedano Quereda and has been on the podium in almost all races held over the past two years, including the bronze medal in the World Championships in 2015.
= BADMINTON
- Carolina Marin. Double world and European champion. Undisputed world number one female badminton.
= TRIATHLON
- Mario Mola. Is the number one world ranking, runner-up in 2015 and the main choice of Spanish triathlon medal after the withdrawal of the injured Javier Gómez Noya.
= TAEKWONDO
- Joel Gonzalez. The Olympic champion in the 58 kilos wants to be now 68.
- Eva Calvo. world silver medalist, his Olympic berth and their right to dream to finish second in the final of the Grand Prix of taekwondo at -57 kilos gained.
CYCLING =
- Alejandro Valverde. Reaches its fourth Olympic Games endorsed by his third place in the Giro and the sixth in the Tour this season.
= WEIGHTLIFTING
- Lidia Valentin. Doping disqualifications of several Russian lifters can give gold bounce London 2012, but Ponferrada wants podium live. World bronze and twice European champion.
OLYMPIC SHOOTING =
- Fatima Galvez. world champion pit, European bronze, everything that was not podium in Rio would be a surprise.
= VELA
- Tamara Echegoyen and Berta Betanzos. World champions, European bronze in 49er FX. Echegoyen and was Olympic champion in London in Match Race class.
= Basketball, handball, water polo. The male teams (Olympic silver medalist in 2008 and 2012 European champion) and female (European gold in 2013 and world silver in 2014) basketball; women's handball (European silver medalist, Olympic bronze) and two water polo (including silver in London) are the Spanish teams with more options on the podium.
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