Paulina Garnica, qualified for the 2021 Junior Pan American Games

The first Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games will have a Hidalgo presence.

After the classification of the rider of Potosino origin, but representative of Hidalgo, Ángel Barrón, this week the second ticket for a flag bearer of the entity was confirmed.

Paulina Garnica Nochebuena, a judoka who competes in the -57 kilogram category, was confirmed as a participant in the fair, which will take place on Colombian soil in November.

Thanks to his gold medal, obtained on Thursday in the Pan American Cup held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and the silver medal obtained in the Pan American Judo championship, he closed his pass.

He is currently in the Ecuadorian country, waiting to play one more blank, but in the Adult category, similar to the one he played last week in Lima, Peru, and in which he won a silver medal.

For her part, Marcela García Vargas is the other athlete looking for her ticket to the continental tournament, but because she did not skip the medals at the Panamerican Cup in Guayaquil, she will have to wait one more tournament for the ticket.

According to Verónica González Pasten, representative of the Association of Judokas Hidalguenses, the hope for García Vargas is a tournament that would be played in Colombia; However, derived from the tense social climate that exists in that nation, the fair is suspended.

In the case of Marce, who is active at -70 kg, he also won medals in two of the three tournaments held in Guadalajara a few weeks ago, while in Lima he won a silver and a bronze.

Like Pau, García Vargas also plays another blank in the Free category this weekend.

Luis Carlos Leon I Pachuca