The Neuquén delegation continues to add medals at the 31st Araucanía Gameswhich are being developed in Coyhaique, Puerto Aysén and Punta Arenas, in Chile.
Judoka Ehiar Mac Donel He took the gold medal on the third day of the competition, in which there were also silver and bronze medals in swimming. Besides, Men’s basketball and women’s volleyball advanced to the semifinals.
On the tatami of the gym located in the Coyhaique Regional Stadium, Mac Donel became binational champion by beating Rodrigo Gabba from Rio Negro in the semifinals and Gabriel Pérez Altamirano – from the Chilean region of Magallanes – in the final. It is Ehiar’s second consecutive gold medal at the Araucanía Games in his farewell to the competition, where he also achieved a silver medal. The judoka also obtained first place in the national Araucanía that was held in 2021, when the binational competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
in athleticswhich concentrates the activity on the track of the Regional Stadium of Coyhaique, The provincial delegation did not add medals on the third day, but two athletes reached the final: Camila Villalba, from Neuquén, in the 100-meter hurdles event, and Tomás Reyes, from Villa La Angostura, in the 110-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash.
Swimming had another day with podiums. In the discipline – which takes place at the Puerto Aysén sub-site, in the 21 de Abril Sports Center natatorium – Martina Jouglard stood out, winning the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle and the bronze medal in the 200 meter medley. In men, Tomás Jouglard won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters.
Cycling had a rest day and will return to activity this Thursday with the individual time trial of 8 kilometers for women and 15 kilometers for men.
On the other hand, men’s basketball and volleyball qualified for the semifinals. In team sports, men’s basketball is the only one with a perfect score after beating Magallanes this Wednesday in Puerto Aysén, once again exceeding 100 points. They beat the trans-Andean team by 108 to 51 to enter the semifinals.
Women’s basketball could not achieve the same objectivewho despite defeating Ñuble (66 to 31) and Los Ríos (78 to 49), did not advance to the next stage because they lost to Río Negro in their debut. That defeat was decisive for the Santa Cruz team to achieve classification.
In Coyhaique, the women’s volleyball team achieved an exciting victory against Santa Cruz in a tie break by 25-23, 13-25, 25-14, 22-25 and 15-5. This result allowed them to advance to the semifinals with a rival that will be resolved on Thursday.
For its part, the men’s volleyball team, also in Coyhaique, will try to advance in search of a place on the podium against Ñuble.
In soccer, which competes in the city of Punta Arenas, the Neuquén teams could not enter the final round and will have to fight for fifth to eighth place in both women and men.where they will face the teams from Santa Cruz and Los Ríos.
