Caracas.- Elvismar Rodríguez and Karen León were named Pan American Judo champion and runner-up, respectively, at the Lima 2022 Oceania Senior Judo Pan American Championship.
In this regard, the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mervin Maldonado, congratulated both athletes through Twitter.
“Judo! Our Elvismar Rodríguez won gold becoming Pan American Champion -70kg in the Pan American-Oceania Senior Judo Championship Lima 2022 and our Karen León obtained Silver-78kg Vice Pan American Champion. Congratulations girls and the entire Venezuelan delegation!” Maldonado published on the social network.
¡JUDO????????????!
Our Elvismar Rodríguez won GOLD???? becoming the PAN AMERICAN CHAMPION -70kg in the Pan American-Oceania Senior Judo Championship Lima2022????
and our Karen León gets Silver????-78kg PAN AMERICAN RUNNER-UP????
Congratulations girls and to the entire Venezuelan delegation!???? pic.twitter.com/q7qneyWd90
– Mervin Maldonado (@ MervinMaldonad0) April 17, 2022
The Pan American Oceania Senior Judo Lima 2022 Championship will be held until April 17 at the Villa Deportiva (Videna), in the District of San Luis, Lima, and has had the participation of 700 judokas from 25 countries.