Spain's Jairo Ruiz officially moves from ninth to eighth place in the PTS5 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after the disqualification of Brazil's Ronan Cordeiro for doping, a change that awards him the Paralympic diploma 568 days after the competition.
The disqualification of Ronan Cordeiro A violation of anti-doping rules not only alters the podium of the men's event PTS5 in Paris 2024.
It also has a direct consequence for Spanish triathlon. With the annulment of the Brazilian's result, Jairo Ruiz moves up one position in the official standings and enters the top 8, the cut that grants access to the Paralympic diploma.
The update is already reflected in the records of World triathlonWhile Cordeiro's profile now shows a DSQ In the Paralympic race on September 2, 2024, Jairo Ruiz's record already reflects that same result with a eighth place, confirming the change in position almost two years after the test.
From a ninth place finish to a Paralympic diploma
On the competition day at Paris 2024, Jairo Ruiz crossed the finish line in ninth positionHe finished just one place shy of a diploma. The Almería native, bronze medalist in Rio 2016 and diploma winner in Tokyo, then bid farewell to his last Games with the feeling of having come close to another great international result.
Now, the review of Ronan Cordeiro's doping case changes that scenario. With the Brazilian disqualified, all the athletes who finished behind him move up one place.
That puts Jairo Ruiz in eighth position and retroactively awards him a new Paralympic diploma, a recognition that comes long after the competition, but which officially modifies his record in Paris 2024.
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What happened to Ronan Cordeiro?
The case begins with a collected sample in competition during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. As reported by International Paralympic Committee (IPC)The Brazilian para-triathlete tested positive for doping, according to the head of the anti-doping program at the Games. 19-norandrosterone, a substance included on the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list within the category of anabolic androgenic steroids.
The athlete denied the infraction and requested a hearing, but the IPC's independent tribunal ultimately upheld the decision. As a result, Cordeiro's result in the PTS5 event at Paris 2024 was annulled, along with his silver medal, points, and associated prize money. World Triathlon has already reflected this disqualification in its official results database.
This is how the PTS5 ranking changes in Paris 2024
The disqualification of the Brazilian completely reorders the medal zone and also the positions immediately behind. Chris Hammer He retains the gold, while the German Martin Schulz rises to silver and the Portuguese Philip Marques moves into third place on the podium.
In that same movement, Jairo Ruiz moves up from ninth to eighth placeIt may seem like a minor change from the outside, but in the Paralympic Games, finishing among the top eight represents achieving one of the most recognizable milestones of elite sport: Paralympic diploma.
A belated but significant recognition for Spanish triathlon
The case also has a special significance given the timing. Jairo Ruiz approached Paris 2024 as the culmination of a remarkable career in Spanish para-triathlon. He left with a ninth-place finish, just shy of a diploma, and now that ranking has officially changed in his favor.
According to reports in the Almería media, the athlete plans to request the official Games diploma after the updated result was confirmed. Beyond the symbolic gesture, the change reinforces the sporting value of a race in which the following already appeared: Paralympic bronze medalist from Rio 2016 and the diploma achieved in Tokyo.
A case that leaves its mark almost two years later
What happened with Ronan Cordeiro shows once again the extent to which anti-doping procedures can alter results long after the competition.
In this case, the adjustment not only affects the distribution of medals in the men's PTS5 at Paris 2024, but also returns to Spanish triathlon a diploma place that had escaped at the finish line by just one position.
Almost two years after those Games, Jairo Ruiz is already among the top eight in Paris 2024It doesn't change what happened that day in the race, but it does change the official story of the result.
