The Córdoba delegation has achieved four medals in the first days of competition of the 2024 National Intercollegiate Games, which take place simultaneously in Bogotá, Pereira, Manizales and Bucaramanga. The athletes from Cordoba achieved two golds, a silver and a bronze in the disciplines of athletics and judo.
The Córdoba team, made up of 103 students from different educational institutions in the department, began its participation on November 19 in this final phase that will last until November 30. The competitions are distributed in four host cities for the 12 disciplines in which the delegation participates.
In athletics, Isabella Buelvas, from the La Salle de Montería school, won the gold medal in the women’s youth 100 meters. For his part, Andrés Ignacio Valdez Otalvaro won another gold in discus throw, while Lilibeth Zúñiga, from the Julio C. Miranda Educational Institution in San Antero, won the silver medal in long jump.
In the judo discipline, Stiven Hernández, a student at the Enrique Olaya Herrera Educational Institution in San Bernardo del Viento, achieved bronze in the -40 kilogram category in the competitions held in Bogotá.
The departmental representation competes in athletics, judo, triathlon, volleyball, integrated chess, para-athletics, basketball, skating, swimming, handball, para-swimming and table tennis. The team has the support of 21 teaching coaches and 5 officials.
Indeportes Córdoba coordinates the delegation’s participation in these national games, which bring together the best student athletes in the country. The competitions will continue over the next week at the four venues designated for the event.
