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Colombian Paralympic Committee
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- With 121 athletes, Colombia is preparing to participate in the Bogotá 2023 Youth Parapan American Games.
- Twelve sports are part of the official competition program of these fairs.
- Between June 2 and 12, the people of Bogotá will enjoy one of the most important Paralympic festivals.
121 young people between the ages of 12 and 20 make up the Colombian delegation that will take part in the Youth Parapan American Games that will take place in Bogotá from June 2 to June 12. 35 women and 86 men from different departments, represent the present and the future of Paralympic sport in the country.
Parapowerlifting, Paraswimming, soccer for the blind, boccia, PC soccer, goalball, judo, Paraathletics, Paratennis table, Sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis, are the sports that will be in competition during the 11 days of Games and Colombia will have participants in all of them.
“For the preparation of the athletes during 2022, some concentrations were proposed that began in September and ended in December, in which all the sports in which they are part of these youth jousts were taken into account,” said Guillermo Montaño, sports director of the Colombian Paralympic Committee.
This year, the preparation of the Paraathletes will be carried out with the support of the federations of each sport, with the aim of achieving very good results and enjoying this sports festival that will be held in Bogotá for the second time in history.
Julio César Ávila, president of the Colombian Paralympic Committee, also spoke about the Institution’s expectations for this event: “We had a very good performance at the Sao Paulo Games in 2017, we are working with the federations to improve the number of qualified athletes, increase the presence of the female gender and improve the results of the medal we obtained in Sao Paulo. At home we want to ratify or improve the second place we obtained in Brazil”.
At only 16 years old, swimmer Sara Vargas is one of the athletes with the longest history in this delegation, which makes her a benchmark for her teammates and for athletes from other countries who will be competing. Regarding her participation, Sara states that:
“Participating in these Games is a great source of pride for me, these will be my first Youth Parapan American Games, also here at home, so it represents a lot of motivation for me, because I will be able to publicize all the work we have been doing together with my coach and my team ”.
More than a thousand Paraathletes from 25 countries will arrive in the Colombian capital to compete in the Youth Parapan American Games.
football for the blind
- Didier Faridt Archila Mantilla
- Jim Michael Bejarano Hoyos
- Lino Nicolas Coca Castro
- Nicolas Gabriel Prieto Taboada
- Ronald David Madrid Hernández
- Sebastian Lopez Marin
- Jaime Alberto Quiroz Wow
- Maylerson Sleyder Del Rio Gelves
Bowl
- Alexander Pena Valencia
- Angela Maria Hernandez Piracoca
- Carolina Duque Arango
- Juan Camilo Trejos Pisa
- Laura Vanessa Mosquera Rodriguez
- Maria Fernanda Rojas Navarro
- Willian Andrew Bird Rock
- Yulian Están Zamora Calimeño
- Hair Rodallega Angulo
- Javier Montano Lozano
- Katherine Arroyave Door
- Lola Patricia Beltran Sanchez
PC Soccer
- Daniel Felipe Molina Barajas
- Farid Alejandro Vente Alvarez
- Franklin David Becerra Sanchez
- Jeanpool Alexander Oviedo Mosquera
- Jefferson Daniel Fajardo Duarte
- Jesus Andres Fernandez Parra
- Jhon Esleyder Ortiz Trochez
- Julian David Velasco Buenahora
- Mario Alfonso Ramirez Guerrero
- Mauricio Gómez Ortiz
- Sergio Alejandro Castro Parra
- Wilton Camilo Palencia Celis
Golbol
- Ana Maria Lozano Barrero
- Camilo Andres Rodriguez Rodriguez
- Damaris Valentina Serrano Sanchez
- Diego Fernando Rocha Pedraza
- Dulce Maria Espitia Posada
- Gleimar Suarez Gomez
- Iván Andrés Nariño Basque
- Jhonnatan David Blanco Núñez
- Jouleen Tatiana Ramos Vanegas
- Maria Paula Duarte Ferreira
- Miguel Angel Moreno Gastelbondo
- Paula Garzón Baena
Judo
- Brian Zuleta Tobon
- Didier Alexander Ruiz Moreno
- Jaider Gustavo Mora Chavarro
- Lina Maria Arbelaez Duque
- Manuel Santiago Garcia Chanci
- Maria Fernanda Zapata Manjarres
Paraletismo
- Andres Felipe Neira
- Andres Felipe Quinones Moreno
- Bettsy Janine Villanueva Padilla
- Christopher Ariel Ordoñez
- Giovanny Andrés Malambo Rachez
- Hasly Tatiana Valencia Riascos
- Ionis Dayana Salcedo Rodriguez
- Jordan Smith Ospina Rodriguez
- Joseph Alexander Messu Eight
- Julian Acosta Mendez
- Laura Sofia Micolta Sanchez
- Maria Alejandra Murillo Benitez
- Maria Salome Henao Sanchez
- Samuel Guarin Zapata
- Santiago Lozano Lopez
- Santiago Dominguez Padilla
- Yeison Steven Zapata Palomino
- Yesica Paola Muñoz Nieto
- Nivers Rangel Palmera
Parapowerlifting
- Brandon Camilo Valencia Arboleda
- Danny Leandro Arana Palacios
- Diego José Devia Murcia
- Jhoan Danilo Gasca Beltran
- John Emerson Palacios Mosquera
- Maria Jose Movilla Perea
paraswimming
- Daniel Steven Mejia Quintero
- Darlin Jiseb Romero Sanchez
- David Soto Velasquez
- David Felipe Rendon Acosta
- Gabriela Oviedo Rueda
- Juan Esteban Garcia Sanchez
- Juan Felipe Castro Botina
- Julian Santiago Triana Villaco
- Julian Yesid Jara Spanish
- Kevin Alfonso Moreno Gualaco
- Luis Camilo Marin Regino
- Maira Alejandra Duarte Calderon
- Mariana Guerrero Martinez
- Matias Furnieles Hoyos
- Nicol Samantha González Arango
- Santiago Leon Prada
- Santiago Villota Rojas
- Sara Del Pilar Vargas Blanco
- Sharit Vanessa Yunque Fernández
- Zharith Alexander Rodriguez Silva
table tennis racket
- Juan Jose Paez Rueda
- Julian Andres Chinchilla Ramos
- Manuela Guapi Guzman
- Manuela Mazuera Londono
- Miguel Castro Salazar
- Samuel Alexander Sanchez Ortiz
- Santiago Ramirez Giraldo
- Yessica Lorena Alzate Mejia
sitting volleyball
- Angel De Jesus Salinas Morales
- Diego Andres San Juan Campo
- Fredy De Jesus Hernandez Viloria
- Ostwald Joel Figueroa Solano
Men’s wheelchair basketball
- Carlos Andres Calderon Macias
- David Andres Calvo Peñafiel
- Federico Lopez Rodriguez
- Gean Sebastian Rivas Battle
- Jairo Hernan Lazaro Moreno
- Jhoan Sebastian Peña Romero
- Jonathan Felipe Tovar Ardila
- Julian Camilo Betancur Barelas
- Julian David Lopez Romero
- Luis Carlos Angulo Tenorio
- Yeison De Jesus Perez Castilla
wheelchair tennis
- Angie Daniela Guamanga Baos
- Dario Antonio Martinez Sanchez
- Paula Michelle López Meza
