Road to London 2012!
La Havana 1930
Are you aware- By 1930, the group from Honduras captured the bronze medal -right after Cuba (gold) and Costa Rica (silver)-- in men's football at the next Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba. Understandably, soccer is the most popular Activity in Honduras.
Mexico Town 1975
Did you know- By October 1975,the Republic of Honduras sent a staff of fourteen athletes, led by its youthful athlete Santiago Fonseca, towards the United Mexican States, property into the VII Pan American Games. This Spanish-Talking country competed in athletics ( four), boxing (four), biking (five), and taking pictures (one). Curiously Tegucigalpa -as Belize, Bolivia, and Paraguay-didn't mail sportswomen to Mexico Town. However, the national delegation, Once more, did not get Pan American medals. On the other hand, the best athlete was Santiago Fonseca, the "star from the Honduran Olympic group", who finished sixth within the Guys's 20-kilometer walk ( in a time of one.forty four.10,sixty four), in advance of Ernesto Alfaro (Colombia, South American champ) and José Valle (Nicaragua). Previous to 1975, Honduran athletes experienced finished last location in the Pan American Game titles.
Puerto Rico 1979
Were you aware- By 1979, the Honduran Olympic Committee experienced sent Santiago Fonseca, a racewalker, to the Pan American Game titles in Puerto Rico. Through that celebration, he came in fourth put from the Gentlemen's 20-kilometer wander. Even so, Fonseca's notable general performance was interrupted when he could not go loroco food to Moscow, dwelling on the Summer time Olympics in July and August 1980. In Tegucigalpa, the country's capital, Mr Fonseca applied his symbol for a national champ to boost recognition with regard to the likely of Activity to aid teens.
Moscow 1980
Do you know- As a result of Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, like numerous anti-Communist nations, Honduras declined to send out an countrywide delegation towards the 1980 Summertime Olympic Game titles in Moscow, USSR (present-day Russia). The decision was A different blow to Activity in Honduras, with among the worst Olympic programs during the Western Hemisphere.
Havana 1982
Did you know- On account of its anti-Soviet coverage, Honduras, coupled with El Salvador and Colombia, boycotted the XIV Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba, within the early 80s. At that time, Tegucigalpa had not diplomatic ties with Cuba as well as other Communist states.
Seoul 1988
Do you know- The nation's swimmer Ana Fortin came in 33rd location within the Females's one hundred-meter backstroke on the 1988 Summer season Video games, in between Chi Wang (Taiwan) and Tricia Duncan (US Virgin Islands).
Mar del Plata 1995
Do you know- The Latin American nation won its first Pan American medal during the Continental Game titles in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from the mid-nineties.
Atlanta 1996
Do you know- In 1996, Darwin Angeles, a boxer, was the flag-bearer for the state's Olympic delegation during the Online games in the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta (Ga, U.S.).