Paris 2024

Cleland Quiñonez's Olympic Dream Shattered

Mexican surfer Alan Cleland Quiñonez, world champion and Olympic debutant, was eliminated in round 3 of the Paris 2024 Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, after a close duel with Frenchman Joan Duru.

Mexicanist

Jul 30, 2024 — 2 min read

Alan Cleland was eliminated in the third round of surfing at the Olympic Games after losing to Frenchman Joan Duru. Credit: CONADE

Mexican surfer Alan Cleland Quiñonez said goodbye to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after falling in round 3 with a score of 15.17, against Joan Duru of France who advanced to the quarterfinals, in the competitions that took place this Monday in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

The native of Boca de Pascuales, Colima had a close duel with the Frenchman and managed to add 8.17 points in his first best wave of the round, while he collected 7.00 in the second. This score was the second best of the competition, up to that moment, since, in the first series, the most outstanding score was for Kauli Vaast of France, who totaled 15.10 units.

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