- They have seven medals difference over Valle and Antioquia with one day left, but they cannot catch up. Great work by the entire Bogotá Team, which is confirmed as a power in this sector. In the Olympic sector, there is still the option of being second.
Bogotá, November 28, 2024.- With one day of competition left, Team Bogotá was proclaimed Paralympic champion of the I Eje Cafetero 2024 National Youth Games, since the advantage it has in gold medals makes it unattainable for its rivals.
In fact, at the end of the penultimate day, Bogotá has 108 medals, of which 39 are gold, 36 silver and 33 bronze, followed by Valle with 80 (32 gold, 25 silver and 23 bronze) and Antioquia with 79 (32 gold, 22 silver and 25 bronze); They are followed by Santander with 58 (20-22-16) and Cundinamarca with 46 (18-18-10).
As it is, there are seven gold medals difference between Valle del Cauca and Antioquia, and this Thursday there will be 6 finals in para badminton, but Valle will not play any, Antioquia 1 and Bogotá 3. That is, there is no way for them to catch up with us and… to celebrate… Bogotá champion…!
Congratulations to the entire group in this sector for that great work, ratifying Bogotá as a Paralympic power. For history, what was done in 2004 at the National Games in Bogotá was emulated, when the Paralympic competitions were held for the first time.
On this penultimate day, Bogotá won a gold medal in para powerlifting with Joan Danilo Gasca in the category up to 59/65/72 kg, and three silver medals with Kevin Pinzón in 54 kg and Diego Devia up to 59/65/72 kg. .
In addition, that of the blind soccer team, which lost the final with Valle, a regional that rebounded on this date and climbed to second place in the medal table, equaling in gold with Antioquia, but surpassing it in terms of silver won.
Regarding the Olympic sector, Antioquia is the leader and already champion with 278 medals (100 gold, 96 silver and 82 bronze), followed by Valle with 248 (86-89-73) and Bogotá with 236 (82-63-91); then there are Santander with 65 (17-21-27) and Atántico with 58 (17-15-26).
The fight for second place is red hot between Valle and Bogotá; There are 4 golds that separate them, in favor of the Vallecaucaunos; and on the closing day there are 8 finals in which both will be. The advantage lies with Valle, which has almost a fixed advantage in BMX free style, which reduces the option to Bogotá, which would have to win at least 6 of these finals to aspire to be the runner-up of the competitions in the conventional area.
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Bogotá, bulletin 19
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