2 Aug, 2024 @ 17:18
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Expat athlete helps secure Spain’s first gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024

AN expat athlete has helped Spain to secure their first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. 

Expat Florian Johannes Trittel Paul, originally from Switzerland, won Spain’s first gold medal in the 49er sailing category Medal Race. 

The 30-year-old competed alongside Spaniard Diego Botin this Friday. 

Together, the pair led the Marseille Marina race the whole way desìte strong competition. 

The race was originally scheduled for Thursday but was postponed due to a lack of wind. 

READ MORE: Meet the expats representing Spain at the Paris Olympics this year

Florian celebrated Olympic gold with a roar of victory

Their direct rivals for gold were the Irish team as well as competitors from New Zealand and Ecuador.

It is the fifth medal for Spain this Olympics, alongside Maria Perez’s silver in the 20km race walking, Alvaro Martin’s bronze in race walking, Pau Echaniz’s bronze in slalom canoeing and Fran Garrigo’s 60kg judo bronze. 

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Paul has previously competed in the Nacra 17 event at the Summer Olympics, where his team placed 7th. 

He was inspired to sail by his dad and grandfather, both keen on the water and began his sailing career in Spain. 

Paul is one of four athletes with expat roots competing at the olympics as part of Spain’s 382 strong squad.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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