Despite a significant reduction by the national government in the sports program of the Evita 2024 Games, the San Luis delegation was present with a delegation of 331 people and stood out in Mar del Plata. This year, the competition went from 45 to 27 conventional disciplines and from 12 to 7 in adapted sports. However, the cut was not an obstacle for the San Luis athletes, who return to the province with a notable harvest of 46 medals, in addition to outstanding achievements in team sports and exemplary performance in each discipline, both on and off the field.
On Saturday the last finals were held, where San Luis had a prominent role in boxing, BMX and men’s futsal. In boxing, Priscila Romero from Villa Merced won the silver medal in the up to 50 kg category and expressed her satisfaction with the effort made: “I feel good because I know I gave it my all. Next year I’m going to give it my all again to come back, train and win.” In BMX freestyle, Micaela López won the bronze medal by finishing in third place, while, in men’s futsal, the team led by Martín Mazza fought until the end in the match for third place against Río Negro, falling on penalties. after a goalless draw in regulation time.
In addition to the medal table, other important achievements stand out. San Luis became team champion in weightlifting, an unprecedented achievement in the provincial history of the discipline, and obtained second place in the team cup in badminton. In adapted sports, the delegation achieved 10 titles in disciplines such as sitting volleyball, athletics and adapted swimming, reflecting the growth of adapted sports schools developed by the provincial government through the Sports Secretariat. Other notable results include fourth place in men’s futsal, fifth place for Priscila Pereyra in fencing and seventh place for the women’s volleyball team, its best position in the history of these Games.
Complete medal table for San Luis in the Evita 2024 Games:
Oro
– María Paz Peralta in points race, cycling
– Samuel Aguilar in 25m freestyle, adapted swimming
– Samuel Aguilar 50m freestyle, adapted swimming
– Benicio Fernández in 200m, adapted athletics
– Mauricio Vallejo and Guadalupe Castro in shooting
– Mateo Sosa Correa in 100m freestyle, swimming
– Luca Oyarzún in shot put, adapted athletics
– Nara Roy Villegas in low shot put, adapted athletics
– Samuel Aguilar in 25m butterfly, adapted swimming
– Mauricio Vallejo in shooting
– Martín Mera in uprising
– Men’s 3×3 basketball
– Badminton mixed
– Sitting volleyball
– Benicio Fernández in 100m, adapted athletics
– Nara Roy Villegas in 60m, adapted athletics
– Luca Oyarzún in 100m, adapted athletics
Plata
– Mateo Sosa Correa in 50m freestyle, swimming
– Luca Oyarzún in long jump, adapted athletics
– María José Barzola in shot put, adapted athletics
– Álvaro Matricardi in Olympic lifting
– Tobías Gómez in long jump, adapted athletics
– Mauro Juárez in shot put, adapted athletics
– Zamiel Espinoza in fight
– Amina Alí Abdala in hammer throw
– Amina Alí Abdala in discus throw
– María José Barzola in 100m, adapted athletics
– Mauro Juárez in 60m, adapted athletics
– Priscila Romero in boxing up to 50 kg
Bronze
– Pía Claveles in 500m, cycling
– Joaquín Pérez in 500m, cycling
– Sophia Fernández in 200m freestyle, swimming
– Valentín Zavala, Feliciano Lorenzino, Mateo Sosa Correa and Juan Manuel Peralta in 4×50 combined, swimming
– Mía Piñeyro in shot put, athletics
– Agustín Pereyra in 25m freestyle, adapted swimming
– Agustín Pereyra in 25m backstroke, adapted swimming
– Paulina Di Giorgio, Ariadna Fillipa and Angelina Gómez in artistic gymnastics, level 2
– Valentino Zabala in 100m backstroke, swimming
– María José Barzola in long jump, adapted athletics
– Martina Escudero in lifting
– Guadalupe Castro in shooting
– Tobías Gómez in 100m, adapted athletics
– Leonel Barroso in boxing up to 60 kg
– Román Amitrano in boxing up to 69 kg
– Victoria Rivera in judo +65 kg
– Micaela López in BMX freestyle
Other achievements
– Team lifting champions
– Mention for fair play in sitting volleyball
– 2nd place in the badminton team cup
– 4th place in men’s futsal
– 4th place in karate category U59
– 5th place for Priscila Pereyra in fencing
