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Joan Garcia receives Olympic training camp callup

The goalkeeper is in contention for Paris 2024

RCD Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García has seen his spectacular season rewarded with a call-up to the Spain training camp prior to the Paris Olympic Games. He is one of the three goalkeepers who are part of the list released this Wednesday by coach Santi Denia.

García has conceded 7 goals in the 16 games he has played this season, keeping 10 clean sheets.

He followes in the footsteps of two of his teammates: Javi Puado and Óscar Gil, who participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Spanish team will face Uzbekistan, the Dominican Republic and Egypt in the group stage. The football competition at Paris 2024 will begin on July 24th and end on August 9th.

The national team will convene on Monday, July 1st, at the Ciudad del Fútbol to prepare prior to the Olympic event. On Wednesday, July 17th, the expedition will travel to Bordeaux (France) to play, on July 18th, a preparation match against the United States Olympic team. The next day they will move on to Paris for the tournament itself.