SAntander fulfilled in the organization and also in sports in the National Under-17 Women’s Basketball Championship that took place in Bucaramanga.
The most important tournament of the category was held at the Vicente Díaz Romero coliseum, which brought together the best players in the country and was selective to join the Colombian National Team that in 2022 will compete in the South American Championship.
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In the organization, everything was up to par and the performance of the casts was superlative, in addition to the fact that Santander, as host, also enforced the house by getting second place, in a dramatic final against Piratas de Bogotá, which narrowly won margin 54-52.
“The performance of the Santander teams was very good, with the under-17s the objective was to be in the final and the objectives were achieved, with a score of 54-52 in a match played until the end. We are satisfied that it is the strongest category in Colombia and there were 98% of the best players in the country, because it was selective for the South American in 2022, ”said Julio Rueda, technical director of the Santander team.
The local representative, who has a process of several years, with players who have integrated different processes of the Colombian Selection, played eight games and only lost the final.
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In addition, she had the recognition of the player Silvia Juliana Suárez Hurtado, who was the best triple scorer, the second in assists and the third best scorer, to confirm that she is an athlete of great projection and that she will surely once again integrate the Colombian National Team. and it will be key in the cast of Santander.
“This team is the basis of the 2023 National Games and we will continue working with them. Some will also be training for the Professional Women’s Cup, where they will have more experience with the professionals, ”said ‘El Profe’ Rueda.
In addition to what was achieved with the U-17 cast, Santander had the opportunity to participate with a U-14 team, which showed that it has the arguments to fight for the first places in its category.
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“Team B is the children’s team, they had a great performance because they were girls under 14 playing with girls under 17 and it was a great experience for the National Championship of the category that will be soon in Popayán”, added the coach ‘hormiguero’
In total, 16 casts fought for the title at the Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero in the ‘Ciudad Bonita’, a stage that had some renovations on the track and the lights for the contest.
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