- The capital’s athletes have numerous commitments, and have achieved good results in others, notably squash, judo, skiing, water polo and table paratennis.
Bogotá, October 19, 2024.- The athletes of Team Bogotá have a very busy agenda these days, who this weekend face several fronts at the national and international level, in addition to having obtained good results in many other events inside and outside the country.
Among the commitments that they have on Saturday and Sunday, the Allianz 15K Athletic Race in Bogotá, the Grand Prix and Valida Nacional Interclubes of Skating Races in Cali, the Open Interclubes of Paraswimming in Bucaramanga, the Gold Cup of Finswimming in Lignano stand out Sabbiadoro (Italy), the National U-14 and U-16 Athletics Championships in Armenia, the VII Valid National Mountaineering Cup in Pereira, the Pan American Wakeboard Ski Championships in Orlando (Florida, United States) and the National Sub-Championship. 23 and Over Weightlifting, in Manizales.
Among the good results achieved these days, the magnificent presentation at the Pan American U-23 Squash Championship in Bucaramanga stands out, in which the athletes of Team Bogotá contributed 4 medals to the Colombian title, divided into 3 gold and 1 bronze
The gold went to Juan José Torres and Juan Antonio Irisarri in men’s doubles, and themselves in men’s teams, while the third gold went to Ana María Quijano and María Camila Sabogal, in women’s teams, while bronze was achieved by Ana Quijano in women’s doubles.
Water skiing had an outstanding performance in the Pan American Championship held at the Los Lagartos Club in Bogotá. Noé Osorio – from the Talento y Reserva program – won two gold medals (figures and overall) and two silver in the under-14 category, while María Brigard from the same program and in the same category in women, won two bronzes. Already in under-21, the established Daniela Verswyvel García won two bronze medals in figures and all events.
Likewise, judo excelled in the South American U-13 and U-15 Championships held in Cúcuta, in which Andrés Cabrera Bautista (Talent and Reserve), U-13 category in the 47 kg, won the medal. gold.
Table paratennis also had a good performance, with medals in two international tournaments. Álvaro Puerto (TT10 class) won bronze in men’s singles and silver in mixed doubles, at the ITTF 2024 Brazilian Open, while Nelly Paola Sánchez (TT5) in women’s singles, and Julián Chinchilla and Diego Jiménez (both TT9) in men’s singles, They won bronze in the ITTF Copa Tango held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In water polo, Juliana Peña stood out, who was part of the Colombian National Team that was third in the South American Championship in Cali, behind Brazil (champion) and Argentina (runner-up); She is the first Bogota native to be a medalist in one of these tournaments and to qualify for a Copa América.
At the national level, the second place in the National U-18 Athletics Championship in Valledupar stood out, the second also in the National Copa Colombia Wrestling Championship in Rionegro, Antioquia, and the second in the Top Colombia table tennis.
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