The second group of the large Paraguayan delegation left yesterday by land for the city of Rosario, Argentina, to compete in the framework of the Odesur Youth Games 2022.
The athletes will represent the country in the following sports: Athletics, badminton, beach handball, boxing, cycling, fencing, futsal, hockey, weightlifting and skateboarding.
So far in the tournament, Paraguay has won a total of 8 medals, with the athletes who reached the podium with gold: Luana Alonso (100-meter butterfly, swimming), Dani Vallejos and Martín Vergara (men’s doubles tennis), Denisse Álvarez and Fiorella Núñez (women’s beach volleyball), Daniel Vallejo (single tennis). Silver: Luana Alonso (50-meter butterfly and 200-meter butterfly). Bronze: Daniel Vallejo – Leyla Brítez (doubles tennis). Bronze Camilo Vargas and Ángel Palacios (men’s volleyball).
only in karate
In yesterday’s round, only one national representative was in competition. In karate, Matías Maldonado Arzamendia had a good performance in the plus 68 kilos category, but could not reach the semifinal key to fight for a place on the podium. He was eliminated in the previous round by an athlete from Brazil.
