- Gabriela Rueda (skating), Catalina Gómez (bowling) and Estiven Villar (weights) have great options to reach the podium
- “We are very happy to have more than 35 athletes in the Pan American Youth Games that will be held in Cali starting next week. Also, we are very excited that these games are the starter for the Parapan American Youth Games that we will hold in Bogotá in 2022 ”, said IDRD director Blanca Durán
Bogotá DC, November 19, 2021 (IDRD) .- With more than 35 athletes in competition, Bogotá Team hopes to appear in Colombia Land of Athletes and remember that the city has a team of high-performance athletes who will make the generational change for the city. The I Junior Pan American Sports Games in Cali and Valle del Cauca will be held between November 25 and December 1, 2021.
This will be the first edition of the Games, which are born with the aim of promoting the new generation of athletes from the continent, who will shine worldwide in the medium term, and discover new talents with whom a process must be followed to bring them to life. the top of world sport.
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There are 34 athletes in 17 individual sports that Team Bogotá has confirmed to compete in the Games, waiting to know the names of those selected in team sports.
Athletics, bowling, boating, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, judo, karate, wrestling, weight lifting, swimming, skating, squash, tennis, table tennis, shooting and triathlon, are the individual disciplines in which Bogota athletes will be looking for the glory. Athletics and wrestling, each with 6 athletes, are the leading athletes in competition, followed by swimming (3).
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The list of the 34 athletes in individual sports is as follows:
1. Athletics (6): Laura Cristina Chalarca Mojica (20 kms walk), Angie Ximena Restrepo Remolina (10,000 mts), Juan José Soto Ruiz (20 kms walk), César Alberto Herrera Cortés (20 kms walk), Carlos Andrés Palacios Murillo (200 mts and relays) and Oneyder García Tello (javelin throw).
2.Bowling (1): Catalina Gómez Rivero (all modalities).
3. Boating (1): Samuel Fernández Gil (kayak).
4.Cycling (2): María Camila Restrepo Restrepo (BMX) and Brandon Alejandro Rojas Vega (track and route).
5. Fencing (1): Simón Lombana Martínez (sword).
6. Gymnastics (2): María José Rodríguez Ramírez (artistic) and Julián Esteban Alvis Díaz (springboard).
7.Judo (1): Lina Marcela Olaya Moreno (78 kgs).
8.Karate (1): Roxanne Estefanía Hernández Pacheco (kumite 68 kgs).
9. Fight (6): Yusmi Juliet Chaparro Urrego (free), Yineth Catalina Romero Guataquira (free), Nicoll Dayanna Parrado Osorio (free), José Esteban González Ramírez (free), Hossman Eduardo Carvajal Rojas (free) and Kristian Leandro Quiñónez Zárate (free).
10. Weightlifting (1): I was José Villar Manjarrés (61 kgs).
11.Swimming (3): Jimena Leguizamón Leal (races), Juan Pablo Collazos Sánchez (races) and Samuel Eduardo Bendek Martínez (races).
12. Skating (2): Gabriela Isabel Rueda Rueda (racing), and Juan Carlos Polanía Cachalla (skateboarding).
13.Squash (2): Valentina Sánchez Sierra and Juan José Torres Lara
14.Tennis (1): Enrique Peña Cerrato (individual).
15.Table tennis (1): Santiago Montes Solarte (individual).
16. Sports shooting (1): Melanie Vargas Hernández (rifle)
17.Triathlon (2): María Fernanda Barbosa Sánchez and Jeisson Leonardo Fierro Calderón
