sports – Friday, October 14, 2022
With two gold medals in judo, six silver medals and four bronze medals, the University of Cauca was very well represented at the XXIX ASCUN National University Games.
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In the university fairs held by the Colombian Association of Universities, ASCUN, between September 26 and October 8, 2022, for the interaction and well-being of athletes from the different public and private universities in Colombia, the University del Cauca obtained a total of 12 medals.
“These events are very important because they unite and reactivate university sports, strengthen coexistence and contribute to the formation of the educational community, facilitating the conditions for integration, socio-cultural development and healthy competition through sports and recreation”, Gustavo Ordoñez, a professional from the Sports and Recreation Management Division of the Alma Mater of Cauca, stated.
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He also indicated that the two gold medals in judo were won by the Civil Engineering students, Diana Carolina Palacio Tobar and Carlos Andrés Bonilla Góngora and a total of three bronze medals in snatch, clean and jerk and total, in the 46 kg category. , reached Laura Viviana Anaconda Fajardo, from Economy.
For his part, Juan David Calderón Muñoz, a Master’s in Administrative Law student, won three silver medals in the snatch, clean and jerk and total weights, under 89 kg category.
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The Industrial Automation Engineering student, Diego Alexander Bolaños Muñoz, won three silver medals in the snatch, clean and jerk and total in weightlifting, category over 109 kg. Likewise, the athlete Kimberly Johana Montero Rodríguez, from the Tourism program, in the Karate Do discipline, advanced individual kata modality, obtained a bronze medal. The University of Cauca soccer team ranked fourth.
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Regarding his outstanding participation in this sporting event, the last semester student of Civil Engineering and medalist of the recent national university games held in Cali, Carlos Andrés Bonilla Góngora, who brought the Alma Mater a gold medal in judo, thanked his family and to the coaches because they have been great shapers of his performance at an academic, sports and personal level, “since I have been practicing judo for more than 15 years, a discipline that has given me many joys, triumphs and defeats, but above all learning and great friendships”, affirmed the athlete.
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With a large representation, Unicauca is at stake in the national fairs of ASCUN
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