The representatives of Bolívar in the disciplines of archery and surfing said goodbye to the National Games yesterday, Sunday, November 19, obtaining 3 new gold medals. On the other hand, the skating and baseball athletes also added 2 gold medals, thus ensuring that Bolívar continues to distance itself a little in fourth place in the sporting event with 19 gold medals, three more than Boyacá and Risaralda, its direct rivals. for that coveted position in the classification.
archery
Santiago Arcila secured the gold medal in the short distance 18 meter individual recurve modality.
Con 4 gold medals In his personal account, they make Santiago Arcila one of the most important athletes within the Bolívar delegation that came to compete in the coffee fairs. In addition to his 4 gold medal, Arcila won a bronze medal with Allyx Zuluaga, in the short distance 18 m mixed recurve.
“The truth is that I am very happy with my performance in these games, I never thought I would win 4 gold medals, since the level is very competitive, but thank God things happened to me, I want to take the opportunity to thank the Government and Iderbol for that great support and backing with the entire Archery team, I dedicate these 4 medals to Bolívar“, Arcila expressed with a happy tone.
Surf
Surf fulfilled the department of Bolívar in these 2023 National Games; in total they delivered 6 gold medals, 2 silver and 3 bronze. The Bolivarian surfers performed at a high level on the waves of the beaches of Juanchaco, located in Buenaventura.
Danilsa de Oro in the women’s Sup Race took the gold medal. In the Team Relay event, the team made up of Danilsa de Oro, Robert Cordoba and Leimer Morales, won the gold medal.
Jefferson Tascon, in the men’s Shortboard category, took the silver medal; Anderson Tascon achieved bronze in the men’s Shortboard and Leimer Morales in the Sup Race category achieved bronze.
Baseball
With a walkoff home run Bolívar knocked out Córdoba 14-4 regained the gold medal. The difference was comfortable until Bolívar’s 13-0 fourth inning over Córdoba, which was encouraged by Puerta’s Grand Slam, discounting 4 lines at the top of the fifth inning.
Bolívar’s round would arrive at the close of the fifth episode. One more run and it would be the difference between the knockout. José Hernandez pitching, counting 2 balls and 1 strike for Guillermo Quintana. He launched and hit the high ball deep into left field, home run and run #14, the KO and great finish, giving him the gold medal for the Bolivarian blunderbuss in an undefeated and unobjectionable manner.
Great walkoff knockout 14 runs to 4 at the close of the 5th episode, regaining the GOLD medal at the National Games.
The diamond Miguel Chavez of the Pan-American Unit of Cali, witnessed the Bolivarian feat. Second baseman Carlos Arroyo was the MVP of the game with two home runs, driving in 6 runs, and pitcher Santiago Blanco, a native of Malagana, was the hero on the mound pitching 4 and 1 third innings.
Bolívar once again wins the gold medal in baseball after 8 years, since Antioquia took the title from him in the previous version of the 2019 games, precisely at the 11 de Noviembre stadium.
For his part, Guillermo Quintana, the man with the final home run, assured that he did not hesitate to dress in the colors of Bolívar again to seek the gold medal and hit the most important home run so far in his career.
«I am happy and I thank God and the Government and Iderbol for trusting us professionals who could contribute our work in the search for this medal. Now we have to enjoy and we will be with the Colombian team in the next Baseball World Cup in Nicaragua«.
Already serene, the MVP of the game Carlos Arroyo, who hit two home runs, driving in 6 runs, stated that this experience of achieving the victory over Córdoba and the gold medal was wonderful.
«The truth is that I needed it, we have won the Caribbean Series, Pan American Games, but I had never won the gold medal for my Bolívar department. Imagine the happiness I have for my people, for my land. Now I am also going to Nicaragua to proudly represent Colombia in the Pan American U23 Pre-World Cup«.
Skating
At the Popular Forest Skate Park, Geiny Pájaro won a gold medal in the 100 meter lanes on the skating route of the National Games.
Geiny with explosiveness and finishing beat her coastal rivals, Kerstinck Sarmiento from Samaria and Loraine Barrios from Barranquilla, who won silver and bronze respectively.
The Bolivarian thus achieves her second gold medal so far in skating at the games. Geiny was happy with this second achievement
«Extremely happy, we ended up with 5 medals for Bolivar skating and we are going for more medals, this still continues«.
Tomorrow the 1000 meters for men and women will be run; Also the elimination test 15 km.
This is how the medals go
Bolívar closed this Sunday with 17 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze, for a total of 49 medals.
2023-11-20 13:40:07
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