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Newcomer First day of the Olympics in Paris: Argentines say "This is a disaster"
Avocado
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Melibaires
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Amid all the chaos and poor organization, an Argentine has made history in skateboarding by becoming the first Argentine to qualify for an Olympic final.
Betsy Ross
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I was watching that. The poor girl walking out during that. She looked up and saw the flag. I wouldn't have walked out until I saw my flag up. I heard one of the Argentine teams had things stolen and many other teams too.
A win for Argentina, they triumphed over Ukraine!
Their next match will be against France, and there are high expectations following the incidents with that country.
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Their next match will be against France, and there are high expectations following the incidents with that country.
La selección argentina Sub 23 venció 2-0 a Ucrania y se clasificó a los cuartos de final de los Juegos Olímpicos
La Albiceleste ganó 2-0 con goles de Almada y Echeverri. Los de Mascherano quedaron segundos por la goleada de Marruecos a Irak (3-0) y ahora jugarían ante Francia
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The Argentine hockey team also defeated New Zealand today, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Melibaires
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First Gold Medal for Argentina 
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Histórica actuación de José Maligno Torres en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: ganó el oro en BMX freestyle y le dio la primera medalla a Argentina
El rider argentino de 29 años tuvo una pasada excepcional en la final de la categoría y sumó el primer podio para el país en la cita
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Uncle Wong
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That is awesome! Congrats to Argentina.First Gold Medal for Argentina
Histórica actuación de José Maligno Torres en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: ganó el oro en BMX freestyle y le dio la primera medalla a Argentina
El rider argentino de 29 años tuvo una pasada excepcional en la final de la categoría y sumó el primer podio para el país en la cita
Betsy Ross
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It wasn't just the first gold for Argentina but the first Gold for any country in Latin America!First Gold Medal for Argentina
Histórica actuación de José Maligno Torres en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: ganó el oro en BMX freestyle y le dio la primera medalla a Argentina
El rider argentino de 29 años tuvo una pasada excepcional en la final de la categoría y sumó el primer podio para el país en la cita
Digital Nomad
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Hopefully the first of several medals for Argentina.
This athlete's performance has been impeccable, defeating eight competitors, including two Americans who are usually the best in this discipline. Congratulations to him!First Gold Medal for Argentina
Histórica actuación de José Maligno Torres en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: ganó el oro en BMX freestyle y le dio la primera medalla a Argentina
El rider argentino de 29 años tuvo una pasada excepcional en la final de la categoría y sumó el primer podio para el país en la cita
New scandal in the Olympic Games: Italian boxer Angela Carini lasted only 46 seconds in the ring against Imane Khelif, who is biologically male. Distressed and with tears in her eyes, she stated that she had never been hit so hard in her life. She said it is up to the International Olympic Committee to judge this situation.
From my point of view, they're not on equal footing. I understand wanting to support diversity, but in this case, it's clear that she is at a disadvantage.
From my point of view, they're not on equal footing. I understand wanting to support diversity, but in this case, it's clear that she is at a disadvantage.
It's terrible that they didn't consider the inequality of conditions. In fact, there is already a precedent, she was disqualified from the 2023 Women's Boxing World Championship for failing the eligibility tests (excess testosterone). I think the authorities should intervene.
Even Milei spoke out about it. I think what happened is outrageous.
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“A ver boluprogres, vengan a explicar esto”: el mensaje de Javier Milei sobre la polémica en el boxeo femenino de París 2024
El mandatario argentino se refirió al combate donde una deportista italiana abandonó a los 46 segundos frente a una argelina que no había superado las pruebas de género en el Mundial de 2023
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Spend Thrift
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That is horrible. I didn't know they allowed trans boxers in the Olympics. Totally not fair. So far not impressed with this Olympics. They were fools not to allow the younger NBA stars like Caitlyn Clark. Sister is there and she said the stands were empty for the women's basketball.
I saw this Argentine in Paris and laughed when he said it's like Once.
Paris has certainly gone down hill.I can’t imagine what was going through his mind as he saw his country's flag flying high alongside those of these two countries.
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