Quindío and Antioquia, a close duel for gold in handball: balance of the penultimate day of the National Youth Games
Handball match between Qui
Quindío, after defeating Atlántico 29-26 in the first semifinal, and Antioquia, after beating Valle 45-15 in the second hour, will compete in the grand final of the handball championship of the I National Youth Games, Olympic and Paralympic sector. This match will be played this Thursday from 3:00 pm, in the modern Multisport Coliseum of Armenia.
BMX freestyle vibrated with the presence of Queen Saray
With a great exhibition by Queen Saray Villegas Serna, in which she demonstrated a great level prior to the Bolivarian Games, BMX freestyle began. The representative of Valle del Cauca dominated the competition from start to finish.
The Olympic diploma in Paris 2024 was first, totaling 68.25 points, followed by Natalia Valentina Espitia Muñoz, from Bogotá, with 54.25. Fraibelis Andrea Ortega Oviedo, also from Bogotá, was third, posting 38.00; while Yina Tatiana Enciso Rodríguez, from Meta, occupied fourth place, with a total of 30 points. The four competitors reached the final.
In the men’s freestyle, David Fernando Tovar Pareja (Tolima) was first, with 62.66 points; Second place went to Cristhian Leandro Tibaquirá Arenas, also from Tolima, who scored 58.25. Third place went to Juan Carlos Gaitán Velasco from Bogota, with 50.50 units.
Valle beat Bogotá and took gold in visual 5-a-side football
The closing of the blind soccer tournament was surrounded by emotion and good play, which rewarded the best squad from start to finish: Valle del Cauca. The final match against Bogotá was intense and exciting, although the Valle del Cauca forcefulness ended up deciding it and that is why the 5-0 – with which it was sealed – left no doubt as to whether they deserved the gold medal.
Valle dominated the Para Powerlifting
The only day of the Para Powerlifting championship of the National Youth Games was successfully completed at the Convention Center of the Quindian capital. The competitions were held in the men’s 49 kg, 54 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg and 72 kg categories. The Valle del Cauca delegation dominated the competition, with a total of four medals: two gold and two bronze.
This performance consolidated her position as the strongest in the tournament, reaffirming her supremacy in this discipline. His Para athletes showed a combination of skill and strength, which was applauded by the audience. Bogotá was not far behind, achieving a gold medal and two silver medals, securing second place in the medal table. For its part, Tolima won a silver medal.
Capital dominance on the second day of sport climbing
The qualifying phase left exciting moments in the difficulty, block and combined modalities, with outstanding performances in both branches. In women’s difficulty, María Sánchez (Cundinamarca) shone with 100 points in just 67 seconds, closely followed by Sofía Parrado (Bogotá). In men’s, Miguel Rodríguez led with 100 points in 82 seconds, escorted by Gabriel Bernal, both representatives of Bogotá.
In the women’s block, Sofía Parrado (Bogotá) stood out with 99.9 points, barely surpassing María Sánchez (Cundinamarca), who obtained 99.8. In men, Gabriel Bernal dominated with 99.9 points, surpassing his teammate from the capital Miguel Rodríguez. The team also had a leading role from Bogotá: Sofía Parrado and Gabriel Bernal led their respective branches with scores of 199.9.
Judo finished, with Valle mixed team champion
The judo curtain came down in the I National Youth Games in the Olympic and Paralympic sector, with Valle at the top of the podium as he closed his participation with nine gold medals, two silver and three bronze, for a total of 14 The last one was achieved in the mixed team event, where they defeated Antioquia in the final. Bogotá, which finished second in the medal table with two gold, three silver and three bronze, added its last bronze on this day, as did Cauca, which finished with two bronze medals.
Boyacá, with a perfect score, won gold in 7PC soccer
12 out of 12. Boyacá won its four games and was crowned CP (cerebral palsy) soccer champion of the I National Youth Games, on the Luis Fernando Montoya auxiliary field in Manizales.
The team closed its participation this Wednesday with a resounding 3-0 victory against Valle del Cauca. The figure was Cristian Estiven Rodríguez, who with a triplet certified the gold medal for the people of Boyacá.
Badminton and Para badminton defines its finalists
In the Coliseo Menor de Pereira, the badminton and Para badminton finalists were defined, in the individual and doubles modalities, which left the following confrontations: in the men’s individual event Jerónimo Giraldo, from Antioquia, will face Nicolás Morales, from Quindío; In women’s singles, María José Betancourt, from Cundinamarca, will play against Hanna Escallón, from Antioquia; In men’s doubles, the couple Giraldo-Ríos, from Antioquia, will play against their countrymen, Arroyave-Zapata. While in women’s doubles, the Escallón-Vélez duo from Antioquia will compete for gold against Leal-Pérez, from Antioquia, and in mixed doubles: Giraldo-Vélez, from Antioquia, will face Ríos-Escallón, from Antioquia.
For their part, in Para badminton, in the mixed individual SH event, Breider Julio, from Antioquia, and Emmanuel Castillo, from Santander, confirmed a bronze medal. While Kevin Charrasquiel, from Sucre, and Yohan Castillo, from Córdoba, will face each other this Thursday for the gold.
In individual mixed SL Brayan Ruiz, from Bogotá, and Alejandro Pico, from Santander, will go head to head for first place; In individual mixed SL4 SU5, Sebastián Agudelo, from Bogotá, and Santiago Cuesta, from Cundinamarca, will compete for the top of the podium. In mixed SH doubles, the couple Julio and Charrasquiel, from Sucre, will play against Céspedes-Méndez, from Bogotá; In men’s doubles wheelchair the Aguirre-Nova duo, from Bogotá, will face Basilio-García, from Sucre. Finally, in mixed SL doubles, Yanez-Rodríguez, from Sucre, will compete for gold against Cuesta-Gómez, from Cundinamarca.
