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Adriana Ruano Oliva: Guatemala鈥檚 first-ever Olympic champion

Sportsworld

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Adriana Ruano Oliva made history at Paris 2024, winning Guatemala鈥檚 first-ever Olympic gold medal. Ruano Olivia won gold in the Olympic women's trap shooting final, setting a new Games record of 45 out of 50 hits. A spinal cord injury ended her chances of competing at the Olympics as a gymnast, but, after taking up the sport of shooting, she tells Sportsworld鈥檚 Delyth Lloyd how volunteering at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games reignited her hope of becoming an Olympian herself. She also shares what winning gold means and the conversation she鈥檚 already had with the Guatemala's President on growing the sport in the country. Image: Gold medallist Adriana Ruano Oliva of Team Guatemala celebrates on the podium at the Shooting Trap Women鈥檚 medal ceremony on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 31, 2024 in Chateauroux, France. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

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