The Olympic flame fades, the athletes return to their countries and Paris 2024 bids farewell, leaving behind a legacy of wonderful Olympic Games in which the sport has conquered the hearts of the whole world for two weeks. In the Spanish team, with 64 athletes and a coach  associated with the Universidad Católica de Murcia, there were mixed feelings of overwhelming joy for those who achieved their goals and the disappointment for those who couldn’t achieve the glory they were seeking. However, all of them are proud of participating in the most important sport competition in the whole world and for giving it their all.

Maria Pérez, gold medallist in the mixed relay race-walking and silver medallist in the individual competition, will never forget these Games and has made history in her own right. Thanks to this excellent result and her extraordinary career in which her double world and European gold medals stand out, the Spanish Olympic Committee  appointed her as the Spanish flag bearer for the closing ceremony of Paris 2024, together with the athlete Jordan Díaz, Olympic winner of triple jump.

The race walker from Granada and student of the Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education at the Universidad Católica de Murcia carried the flag representing the Spanish team, which closed these games with 18 medals: 5 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 9 bronze medals.

Five medals and twenty-two UCAM athletes with diplomas

María Pérez (gold and silver in athletics), Bea Ortiz and Nona Pérez (gold in water polo), Ayoub Ghadfa (silver in boxing), together with Saúl Craviotto, Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade (bronze in canoeing), make up the five medals won by UCAM athletes in Paris:

Gold medals: Maria Perez (athletics - mixed race-walking relay); Bea Ortiz and Nona Perez (water polo).

Silver medals: María Pérez (athletics - walking) and Ayoub Ghadfa (boxing).

Bronze medal: Saúl Craviotto, Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade (canoeing - K4 500m).

Diplomas: Carolina Marín (badminton); Lola Riera, Coti Amundson and Patricia Álvarez (hockey); Mar Molné (Olympic shooting); Fátima Gálvez (Olympic shooting); María Xiao (table tennis); Elia Canales (archery); Hugo González de Oliveira (swimming - 100 and 200 backstroke); José Quiles (boxing); Ray Zapata (gymnastics); Álvaro Granados (water polo); Laura Gil (basketball); Adrián Vicente (taekwondo), Quique Llopis (athletics); Antía Jácome (canoeing - C1 200m and C2 500m); Marcus Cooper and Adrián del Río (canoeing - K2 500m); Sara Ouzande and Teresa Portela (canoeing - K4 500m); Eva Navarro (football); and Javier Pérez Polo (taekwondo).