Bolivarian Games, with the aroma of women – La Crónica del Quindío

Author : Sports Writing

Bowling alley Clara Juliana Guerrero: 3 medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.

The XIX Bolivarian Sports Games Valledupar-2022 have had a woman’s scent for Quindío, as the ladies have stood out for the department, adding one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

The one with the best appearance is the immortal Clara Juliana Guerrero, who won the gold medal in bowling teams, configuring a brilliant presentation, very much in her style, because she is used to winning.

The guinea pig, who is based in the United States, also won the silver disc in female pairs and the bronze in individual. In this last one she was left with a thorn, but her sporting spirit led her to celebrate the title of her partner in the Colombian team María José Rodríguez Ospina.

Meanwhile, the one with the most medals is the badminton player María Yulieth Pérez Tangarife, who never ceases to surprise in an Olympic sport in which Quindío is a national power.

In Zipaquirá, where the competitions of this discipline are held due to the lack of a stage in Valledupar, the coffee maker took bronze in mixed doubles and women’s doubles and silver in mixed teams. As for her, in individual, she reached the final, where today, starting at 9 am, she will seek the gold medal in her match against the Peruvian Inés Lucia Castillo Salazar. At the close she will total four podiums.

The Tebai native is assured of at least the silver, but her goal is set on the title, for which she has worked conscientiously, with sacrifice, in search of becoming one of the icons of her sport.

Hugo Morales, departmental badminton coach, said that Quindío had to wait 20 years to have a figure of this magnitude, with one of its representatives being the protagonist in an international contest. Today will be the award ceremony and the name of the daughter of the ‘Tropical Eden of Quindío’ will be mentioned four times so that she collects the fruit of her work, her medals.

For her part, Sérika Michell Gulumá, in cycling, won silver in the individual time trial, which was the first victory for the women from Quindío in these competitions.

The three ladies take shape to represent their department in the XXII National Sports Games Eje Cafetero 2023, of which Quindío will be one of the host departments.

But the joys of the ‘Heart of Colombia’ do not end there, because they still have more possibilities to continue adding. The pole vaulter Thomás Nieto is one of the great favorites to win the gold medal, since he is a record holder in this discipline.

Also missing are the triathlete Lina María Raga and the soccer player Juan José Díaz, who is part of the Colombia U-17 team, who will debut on Saturday against his counterpart from Paraguay..

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