On the last day of the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Jovanka Ljubetic gave the big surprise by giving Chile the tenth gold medal.
The national athlete appeared in the basketball shoot out final, the instance in which the player who makes the most balls in one minute wins.
It was there when, in a test that brought together 4 men and 4 women, Jovanka Ljubetic got the best score with 17 units to hang the gold medal. “I was anxious and very nervous because the competition was very good, the men had a very good level. Grateful to have won, “he said after the test.
Unfortunately the day was not complete for her, because Together with her teammates, she lost the definition for the bronze against Argentina by 21 to 19. “I feel that with the girls we are a team and we aspire to the highest, but We gave everything at least and this is the 3 × 3: you can give any result “, planteó Jovanka Ljubetic.
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Other results of Chile in the Junior Pan American Games
The gold in basketball was not the only gold of the closing day in Cali, since Tomás Freire achieved the title in the category under 67 kilos of karate.
In this discipline, Catalina Valdes contributed a bronze in the category under 50 kilos. In fencing, Roberto Monsalva he achieved the silver medal in the fencing saber.
Plus, men’s 3 × 3 basketball took the podium after beating the Dominican Republic 17-16. “We came with the aim of reaching the podium, we had to suffer against Venezuela, a great rival, and today We knew it was not going to be an easy match but we entered with the mentality of winning a medal and bringing joy to Chile ”, commented Aitor Pickett, one of the members of the campus.
Thus, nur country completed 56 medals: 11 gold, 14 silver and 31 bronze to be in eighth place in the general classification.
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