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Juan Venegas won its first Olympic medal that year with a bronze in the men's bantamweight boxing competition, according to the Tokyo 2020 website.īefore Tokyo 2020, the team won a total of nine medals across 18 Olympic Games and until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, all of the team's medal wins were in boxing, including a silver in the lightweight category at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.Īll other medal wins in boxing have been bronze, according to the Tokyo 2020 website. The Puerto Rican Olympic team made its debut at the London 1948 Games with an all-male team competing in three sports. Puerto Rico's Olympic HistoryĪccording to the Tokyo 2020 website, the IOC has recognized Puerto Rico's NOC (the Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico) since January 1948.

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Used sparingly against France, forward Ezi Magbegor showed she had a part to play in Tokyo with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists.įormer Canberra Capitals import Jazmon Gwathmey scored 30 points in a lone hand for undersized Puerto Rico, who are still likely to feature in a maiden Olympic campaign after their win over Brazil.įrance locked up their spot at the Olympics by defeating Brazil 89-72, with Australia to face the South Americans at midnight on Sunday (AEDT), before the Australia-based players return home to resume WNBL duties.

The Opals managed 29 assists on 39 field goals against Puerto Rico in perhaps the most heartwarming statistic as the side attempts to get their groove back for a medal tilt in Japan. The Opals created an early 13-2 lead and were never threatened, making nine-of-19 three-pointers and shooting an impressive 54 per cent from the field.īetter contributions from forwards Cayla George (11 points, eight rebounds, four assists), Marianna Tolo (nine points, four rebounds) and point guard Leilani Mitchell (nine points, seven assists) would have pleased Brondello, who conceded their lack of chemistry and composure had hurt them against France. There’s still areas to improve on, but we’re happy with the win and one more to go.” “It shows we get a little bit more chemistry the more time we play together.

“Defence (needed to improve) first, but our offence had to get better and we had a way better spread tonight,” Opals coach Sandy Brondello said. A clunky Australia struggled to score against France but had ample contributors in Bourges to assist star centre Elizabeth Cambage (31 points, six rebounds).