Happy ending in Mar del Plata for the Neuquén delegation at the Evita Games, which closed with a full orchestra. And to the sports “golden brooch” emotion was added by a special dedication from the boys to a young local athlete who experienced a traumatic situation during the competition and is recovering in a sanatorium in the host city of the traditional event.
But let’s go part. On the one hand, beach handball made history in the closing by obtaining the gold medal in men after beating the province of Buenos Aires 2-0.
The discipline that made its debut in this edition also had the girls as protagonists as they achieved the silver medal by losing to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. To complete an unforgettable day of this discipline, in the indoor modality, the U-14 male school team won the bronze.
In the successful closing of the contest, the other gold medal of the day was won by Máximo Rettig in badminton. The closing day also brought more celebrations in combat sports, handball and climbing.
Thus, after six years, Neuquén once again has a gold medal in the collective sports of the traditional competition.
In 2016 it had been the Independiente 3×3 basketball in the U-14 category and, this time, it was the U-16 beach handball with the IFES boys who beat the province of Buenos Aires with partial 15-14 and 13-12. Meanwhile, the girls, in the previous game that was also played at Bristol beach, lost to CABA 13-8 and 14-13.
The champion team included: Maximo Formini, Tiziano Jaramillo Palma, Joaquin Medina, Alejo Pagliaccio, Manuel Vazquez, all from IFES; Joaquin Gonzalez (Rio Grande); Matthew Della Maddalena (ADC) and Manuel Miranda (High Barda). Coaches: Nicholas Millet and Zoe Raiman.
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Badminton, a discipline that always contributes to the medal table, was once again at the top of the podium. This time through Máximo Rettig who defeated Joaquín Hermida de Río Negro, 21-10 and 21-8.
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Handball was another of the team sports that managed to get on the podium with the bronze medal obtained by the Chos Malal team in the Under-14 School category.
The emotional dedication
The day had an emotional touch since all the members of the team dedicated the achievement to Manuel Funes, the young man who fell out of balance during one of the games and had to be admitted to the local hospital as an emergency, where he was later operated on for a lung condition of which continues to evolve.
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The young man is accompanied by his parents who traveled urgently to be with him.
Combat sports also put up a fight on the closing day with two disciplines that are usually present in the medal table.
Judo at the Palacio de los Deportes, former CEF No. 1, Nehuén Soto from the capital lost in the fight for the gold medal in the 58 Kg. Sub-14 category with Esteban Maldonado from Córdoba and had to settle for the gold medal. silver in the only fight he lost in the tournament after a much-discussed ruling.
For its part, also managed to get on the podium, the sanmartinense, Aluhé Lavanderos Casanova who lost with the Jujuy representative in 40 kg.
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There was also a podium in taekwondo with Thiago Espíndola Aburto from Neuquén Capital in the category under 44 Kg.
And in climbing, the representative of Piedra del Águila Giuliana Scollo Martínez also managed to make history by achieving the first medal (bronze) for the province in this discipline that made its debut in the Evita.
ALL NEUQUÉN MEDALS:
ORO (12):
ALL NEUQUÉN MEDALS:
ORO (12):
Justina Dejurka, gold in 100 butterfly.
Giuliana Baigorria, gold in the hammer throw.
Agustín Vargas, wide jump category 21 down syndrome.
Agustín Vargas, 100 meter dash, down syndrome sub-18.
María José Cattáneo, 25 meter backstroke, down syndrome.
María José Cattaneo, 25 meters free, down syndrome.
Braian Silva, U-18 shot put, cerebral palsy.
Brian Silva, 100 meter dash, cerebral palsy.
Fernando Guerra, 50 meter backstroke.
Alejandro Sinquigrani, 25 meters breaststroke in the Sub-16 SB5 category.
Maximo Rettig, gold, badminton.
Men’s beach handball.
PLATA (9):
Lola Gorlero Pizarro, 50 butterfly.
Martín Quintana Vila, 80 meters of speed Sub-16 (PC).
Camila Salvucci, triple jump, U-17 category.
Fernando Rodríguez, shot put, U-14 short stature.
Nehuen Soto, judo.
Aluhé Lavanderos Casanova, judo.
Children’s rhythmic gymnastics Sub-14 with María Luz Candia, Olivia Núñez Rodríguez, Victoria Rojas and Victoria Infante.
Katherine Bravo and Bianca Baeza, skate race, in the 600 meters team.
Women’s beach handball.
BRONZE (9):
Martina Quintana, shot put for athletes with cerebral palsy, U-16.
Joaquín Meliqueo, shot put, U-18 engines.
Nayra Garrido, boxing, under-16 category, 50 kg.
Tiziano Guerra 25 meter freestyle S10.
Camilo Angelino, 100 meters PC.
Joaquín Meliqueo, 100 meters motors.
Giuliana Scollo Martínez, sport climbing.
Handball sub-14.
Thiago Espindola Aburto, taekwondo -44kg under 14.
