Julian Andrés Santa
From today until next Sunday, December 5, the competitions of the Junior Pan American Games are held in Cali, where Risaralda was initially going to be present with seven athletes but after determination of the national handball team, she will finally participate with six of ours, who they will seek to continue to raise the flag of the department.
Those of Risaralda
They are Santiago Echeverry for wrestling, Juliana Giraldo for badminton, Angie Palacios for athletics, Juan Camilo Martínez for weights, Sebastián Calle for swimming and Alexia Bejarano for handball. Along with them is also in the capital of Valle del Cauca, the handball athlete Diana Cristina López.
Find a medal
The experienced athlete Angie Melissa Palacios, referred to her goals in these jousts. “I am very happy to be able to participate representing my department and Colombia in the first Junior Pan American Games. The training sessions have been strong, I have many possibilities to improve my marks and the objective is to look for a medal in the tests in which I will be in competition ”.
Will go for the gold
For his part, the weightlifter from Santa Cruz Juan Camilo Martínez, who arrives at this contest after reaching three gold medals at the recent Pan American Youth Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, spoke of his purposes. “Both physically and mentally I am well prepared, we have worked very well hand in hand with Professor Duván Carvajal, the physiotherapists, the psychologists, they have all been very aware of us. All the prep work is done, and we are ready to race. I’m going to do my best to get the gold. “
Given:
More than 3,500 athletes from 41 American countries, between the ages of 14 and 22, will meet in Cali, Valle del Cauca, the city where the first version of the Junior Pan American Games will take place from today.
