Starting the seventh day of competitions in the I National Youth Games, Training, emotion and competitiveness are more than present in an event that opens the doors for the sporting future, so several facts that these important events leave us can already highlight.
So far, 25 sports had action during the first six days of competition, where road cycling, diving, water skiing, artistic gymnastics, karate, wrestling, figure skating, surfing and beach volleyball completed their participation.
In addition, Bogotá leads the general medal table with a total of 74 medals (36 gold, 14 silver and 24 silver), followed by Antioquia with 92 medals (24 gold, 34 silver and 34 bronze) y Cauca Valley closes the national podium with 62 medals (23 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze).
With the 32 departments present in the National Youth Games, 23 won a medal and, for now, those who did not get a medal are Guainía, La Guajira, Vaupés, Quindío, Arauca, Chocó, Caquetá, Putumayo and Guaviare.
During thes I National Youth Games, In total, a total of 35 sports and 41 modalities, with more than 5000 athletes and for athletes. Among those that stand out are the world track cycling champion, Stefany Cuadrado; the archery olympic, Andrés Hernández; the world judo champion Brenda Olaya, and three-time world weightlifting champion, Ingrid Vanesa Segura.
Prior to the start of a new day, in the discipline of artistic gymnastics, Dayana Sofia Benitez (Bogotá) is the most outstanding athlete in the medal table, winning four golds (all around, uneven bars, floor and teams) and a bronze (jump) for a total of five medals.
Manuel Lopez (Antioquia), also in artistic gymnastics, has a total of six medals (three gold, one silver and two bronze) and is the second outstanding athlete. In turn, Daniela Verswyvel (water skiing) and Daniela Moncaris (surf) appear in the third national step with four medals (three gold and one silver) and Julian Gomez (archery) is also fourth with four medals (three gold and one bronze).
It is Friday, November 15, archery, men’s 3×3 baloncesto, cycling BMX Racing, golf, squash y sports shooting will say goodbye to the contest, while speed skating, softball and triathlon They will be inaugurated at the multi-sports event during this new day.
Photo courtesy I National Youth Games 2024.
