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With the “Pascual Guerrero” Stadium wearing its best clothes and in a colorful setting, tonight the “First Junior Pan American Sports Games” will be inaugurated in Cali-Valle, Colombia. Games organized by Panam Sports that until December 5 will feature 3,500 athletes between the ages of 18 and 21.ñand from 41 countries competing in 40 sports.

The beautiful Cali-Valle extends her arms to receive the juniors of America. Panam Sports / Diario Co Latino

In adherence to its name, all the countries of the continent will be present, led by the great favorites to take the highest honors, the United States, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Canada. Without missing the tenacious countries that always come looking to surprise and sneak into the first boxes such as Mexico, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Chile, the Dominican Republic and of course El Salvador, which is emerging as a surprise team. As in adults, the stellar struggle for the first place of the medal table is expected to be carried out by the United States and Cuba.

Among the main disciplines that will come into action are: athletics, badminton, handball, 3 × 3 basketball, baseball, boxing, bowling, cycling, water sports, fencing, gymnastics, karate, weights, judo, wrestling, skating, squash, tae kwon do, the two shots, the two tennis, volleyball, etc.

Great demand for tickets to attend the Pan American Juniors. Panam Sports / Diario Co Latino

In the Salvadoran caseñor, it is presented with a new promotion of new athletes, some of them, very few, with encouraging international results in high competition, as in the case of Ivonne Nochez and Marvin Riodríguez, recent World Cup medalists; the archers Paola Corado and Gerardo Rivas; the Central American Decathlon champion, Esteban Ibañez; the swimmer Jose Ocampo; Uriel Canjura, from Badminton and karate, Andrea Ruiz.

For these Continental Games the Salvadoran teamñor is made up of athletes in transition with theirñand aspirations to make the leap to the contingent of elders for the commitments of the new Olympic cycle and above all, to seek a place in the representation of El Salvador that will compete in the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2023 in San Salvador. Consequently, as of today, INDES and COES will closely follow the events in Cali-Valle, Colombia, to take notes on what they will have to do to take advantage of the greatest number of these athletes who have a profile to develop and give great leap in quality that the country so badly needs.