As some sports say goodbye, others spring into action at the National Youth Games
- Badminton, judo and boccia began their competitions this weekend in Pereira and Manizales.
Pereira, November 24, 2024. Several sports closed their curtain this Saturday at the first National Youth Games, including swimming races which, although it did not win medals, did accumulate experience and made a worthy representation thinking about the process of the 2027 National Senior Games.
This was announced by Luis Eduardo Quintero, president of the Risaraldense Swimming League, who expressed that although no medals were won, the balance is very positive since the process only takes six months.
“We had a very young team that is just beginning its process of participating in national events such as the Interleague and these National Games, they are very newbies, they have been in the process of high achievements for a very short time, only six months, and despite that, “The balance is positive because the majority of boys were among the top six in their tests,” Quintero stated.
And while swimming said goodbye, badminton began its competition with several victories at the Coliseo Menor de Pereira. The Rirasaldense Casta de Campeones delegation obtained two victories in both men and women
“The balance so far for Risaralda has been very satisfactory, exceeding all expectations with a very good projection in our sports reserve, some very good achievements achieved. What has been done by the Boxing League is surprising and has a very good projection. “The goal is to continue strengthening ourselves to maintain and improve the level, with a view to new competitions,” stated Sandra Milena Vélez Correa, head of mission of Risaralda in the National Games.
Another of the sports that came into action in the fairs was boccia, in its debut the Risraldense delegation showed strength and determination, starting with a victory in the women’s BC2 category, in which Valeria Cardona Espinosa defeated by a tight 6-5. the representative of Valle del Cauca.
The second victory of the day came with Víctor Alexis Rojas, who in the men’s BC2 category dominated his opponent from Cundinamarca with a resounding 11-2, showing his absolute control throughout the match.
Finally, judo fell in its first two presentations with María Camila Restrepo -48 kg and Miguel Ángel Sánchez -60 kg, who arrived with medal expectations, but were eliminated from the competition after falling in their respective quarterfinal matches. Tuesday will be Miguel Ángel Vélez’s opportunity, in the +100 kg category.
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