Youth Athletics Stars Shine at the U18 Championships in Peru

Mariano Fiol, Cayetana Chirinos and Ximena Vásquez stand out among the champions, along with other young talents who break records in the Videna

This Friday, October 18, the Videna Stadium in Lima was the scene where the National U18 Championship of Peru began, a qualifying event for the South American Championship in San Luis, Argentina, which will be held in December. The competition continues this Saturday the 19th.

In the 100 meter dash, sprinters Mariano Fiol (with a time of 10.96) and Cayetana Chirinos (12.23) emerged as winners in the male and female categories, respectively. In the women’s 400 meters, Ximena Vásquez (PHOTO) was the winner with 59.33, while Ian Matos won the men’s category with 50.80. Vásquez also stood out in the 100-meter hurdles, where she recorded 14.98 and placed second behind Domenica Crose, the new champion with 14.91.

So far, in the women’s division, Kimberly Flores has been the outstanding figure thanks to her javelin throw of 43.23 meters. On the other hand, in the men’s category, the final of the 3,000 meter dash was the most notable event, with Edwar Márquez taking the victory by clocking 8:35.97, followed by Robert Apaza (8:43.96) and Mucha Cusman Paucar (8:43.96). 52.65). It should be noted that Márquez also triumphed in the 1,500 meters, with a time of 4:04.61 on the first day.

Among the other male winners are Adriano Pizarro, who clocked 15.44 in the 110-meter hurdles; Elbert Puse, with a triple jump of 13.22; Salvador Lozada, with 3.60 in pole vault; Gianuca Terzano, with 15.23 in shot put; and Carlo Santillán, with 49.46 in the javelin throw. In the women’s category, Bianca Branez also stood out, who won the 1,500 meters (4:51.76) and the 3,000 meters (10:32.81); Aitana Tejada, winner in the triple jump with 10.91; and Charlotte Torres, who reached 34.82 in the discus throw.