Source/Chubut Sports
The third day of competitions passed in the XXXI Binational Games of Araucanía, which will continue until Friday the 15th in the Aysén Region, where Chubut continues to be the protagonist.
During the day Wednesday, in team sports, the regular phases began to close, facing the crossroads that will define who will fight for a podium, or a good final position.
Soccer to semi-finals
Very good news came from the Punta Arenas sub-headquarters, Magallanes region, since the Chubut soccer representatives, in both branches, reached the semifinals and will fight for the podium.
The women’s team had closed the regular round on Tuesday afternoon, after beating Los Lagos 3-0 and winning Group B.
With a rest day on Wednesday, on Thursday they will play the semi-final stage against the region of La Araucanía, which won zone A. The duel for a place in the final will begin at 9, at the Antonio Rispoli Díaz Fiscal Stadium.
On the other hand, the men, who with a tie on the final date was enough to qualify, beat Magallanes 4-1 and secured their place among the best four of the tournament. There they will face La Pampa, winner of group B. The match will be played at 3 p.m.
For the podium
In Cohyaique, the men’s volleyball team made it to the semifinals after the two wins obtained on Wednesday.
In the first round they comfortably beat Tierra del Fuego 3-0, while in the afternoon they did the same with Aysén, 3-1. In this way, the Chubutans were second in Zone A and will face La Pampa, winner of Group B, in the semifinals. The duel will be played on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Colegio San José.
The female volleyball team did not suffer the same fate. Despite the good 3-0 victory against Ñuble during the morning, which closed the first round, it was not enough to qualify for the championship round.
However, there will be no time for regrets since on Thursday the girls will begin to play the Stimulus round, where they will look for the best possible position to add good points to the general table.
Basketball could not
In Puerto Aysén the Chubut basketball representatives could not achieve the goal of entering the best four.
The Chubut men’s team closed the initial phase with a good victory against Los Lagos by 52-48, but it was not enough, since it finished third in zone C and will now have to play the Stimulus round.
For its part, the women’s team came close but couldn’t. The defeat at the close of the regular phase against Bío Bío by 44-32, eliminated the chances of qualifying for the semifinals.
However, you must wait for the final positions of each group to see which rival will play at the beginning of the Stimulus round, to find the best possible position.
The medal table grows
In Coyhaique judo added two new medals on the second day of development. In an extraordinary performance, Emiliano Benítez won all his fights in the category up to 66 kilos and won the first gold medal for Chubut in this discipline.
There was also a very outstanding presentation by Melani Morales, who had triumphed in all her fights until the final, in which she could not overcome her rival from Los Lagos and took a very meritorious silver medal.
On Thursday, in the women’s category Ariana Villegas (up to 70 kg) and Arlet Rojas (up to 78 kg) will compete, while in the men’s category Santiago Alfonso (81 kg) and Thiago Hughes (-90 kg) will compete.
A new day of athletics took place on the track of the Coyhaique Regional Stadium, where Chubut added a new medal thanks to Santiago Vázquez, who finished second in the 800 meter dash.
In addition, the performances of Nimba Laurent stood out, who won his 100 meter hurdles heat, achieving the best mark, and the same with Agustín Coronel, in the 200 meter dash, a test in which he won his heat comfortably. Both will run the final of these tests this Thursday, being clear candidates for the podium.
At the Puerto Aysén natatorium there was another good production from Chubut, with several medals. Individually, Mateo Luna won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and Giuliana Soria in the 50-meter freestyle, while Iara Roberts won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.
At the end of the day, the Chubut 4×50 combined relays stood out again, where the men’s team won the gold and the women’s team the silver medal.
In the general summary by branch, so far Chubut leads the women’s table with 132 points, followed by Santa Cruz (127) and Magallanes (109).
For their part, men are in fourth place with 91 units. First is Río Negro (143), second Aysén (112) and third La Pampa (93).
Finally, cycling had a rest day and will resume activity on Thursday, with the individual time trial test. So far, in the overall times, Chubut is in fourth place in the female branch and sixth among the men.
