The South American Qualifier for the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023 culminated in Chile and Colombia managed to get the last spot after beating Peru 3-1 in the dispute for third place.
With partials of 25-23, 25-15, 22-25 and 25-22, the coffee growers stayed on the podium and joined Chile and Argentina in the quota for the 2023 Pan American Games.
With this victory, Colombia dreams of winning the Pan American Games, which are part of the Olympic cycle for Paris 2024. In addition, with this quota they manage to participate in the Pan American Games together with the women’s team, something that has not been seen since the Pan American Games in Cali in 1971.
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Chile champion of the South American Qualifier
For their part, the Chileans fulfilled their task and as hosts they asserted their local status by defeating the Argentine National Team 3-2, achieving something historic: winning their first title in their first final played and against the favorite of the tournament, in which In addition, the Chilean Vicente Parraguirre was chosen as the outstanding player of the tournament.
In an interview with local media, Daniel Nejamkin, coach of the Chilean team, said: “This is a dream, we just have to thank the players, the federation and the Olympic Committee, who continue to believe in the project.”
The Chileans failed to beat the Albiceleste on two occasions in the same tournament, a feat that was only seen in 1971 at the Suramericano in Montevideo.
For the next games of Santiago 2023 they are classified:
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
- Cuba
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Chile
- Brazil
