Author: Andrés Felipe Ramos Gámez
Quindío has not had a good image, but growth in performance is expected for future competitions.
The level, the constant and heavy defeats, are worrying.
The basketball of the I National Youth and Parayouth Games Eje Cafetero 2024 was elusive for Quindío, since so far in the competition, he has not been able to add a single victory.
The development of the discipline in the male gender takes place in the Café de Armenia Coliseum, where the host department is last, after four matches played, all of them were defeats.
At the closing of the edition, the coffee growers were seeking to turn their situation around Atlántico, who was also looking for victory to maintain his chances of fighting for the podium.
Although Quindío was not a candidate to fight for the podium in the discipline, which is growing after achieving sporting recognition, The performance is of concern and the streak comes from the National and Paranational Sports Games, where both women and men also finished in last place.
In Juveniles and Parajuveniles it started in a painful way, the first game against the candidate Valle del Cauca was 30-83.
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Next the challenge was Santander, another difficult fall 35-97; On the third day, against the giant from Antioquia, it was 56-91; and in the fourth, 66-76, versus Huila.
Apart from the Atlántico match, the Quindians must face the clashes against Caldas, scheduled for this Thursday, November 21 at 7 pm; and Bogotá, Friday, November 22 at the same time.
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In men’s 3X3 basketball, great expectations were also generated, but the results were not very encouraging either.
Against Caquetá it was a 11-18 defeat, the same as against Santander 10-15, against Cundinamarca it was also a 12-21 debacle, against Bogotá 4-21, Casanare 12-21, and finally Antioquia 9-21 to remain at the bottom of the standings.
National and Paranational
During the 2023 National and Paranational Sports Games, also held in the Coffee Axis, Quindío had participation in both men’s and women’s, and with the Café Coliseum as the headquarters of the competitions.
In men’s it started with a tight but promising victory, 60-58 against Chocó, but the debacles came 61-62 against Meta, 44-64 against Valle del Cauca, 46-57 against Antioquia, 45-80 against Atlántico, 50-69 against Cundinamarca, 52-74 against Bogotá.
The female representation was not left behind in the negative performance, defeats 27-35 versus Meta, 57-72 with Norte de Santander, 31-63 against Valle del Cauca 37-51 against Santander, 31-76 against Antioquia, 38-50 versus Bogotá and 41-69 against Cundinamarca.
At the time, Indeportes Quindío had expressed their annoyance with the regional basketball league, when pointing out irregular handling when making the equipment.
