Only two days remain for the XXIII Departmental, VI Paradepartmental and Deaf Departmental Games 2022 to finish, in intense competitions that continue to deliver high emotions and the dispute to stay in first place in some municipalities, while others seek to reduce the difference to be within the top of the medal table
Archery, taekwondo and BMX, who entered into action, as well as shuffleboard, athletics, badminton, track cycling, billiards, fencing and men’s soccer awarded medals in matchday #13 of departmental, which, valid in this version to the Cali delegation in the first position, where the locals accumulate 171 gold medals, 119 silvers and 113 bronzes, totaling 403 medals in the course of the jousts.
Palmira remains second, with 87 golds, 71 silvers and 109 bronzes, with only two gold medals apart from Yumbo, which is third with 85. The municipalities of Tuluá and Buga are in fourth and fifth place. respectively.
In an intense dispute for the title of the men’s soccer tournament that hosted 12 municipalities for the final phase, the Santiago de Cali team defeated the Cartago team 2 goals to 0, keeping the general title, those led by Rodrigo Calonge . Palmira was left with the bronze medal after defeating Jamundí 3 goals to 1.
On the penultimate day of athletics and para-athletics competitions, emotions returned to Pascual Guerrero, after a day of recess. In disability, the first places went to the delegations of Cali-Yumbo-El Cerrito and Palmira. In conventional, the golds were distributed between Cali, Tuluá, Buenaventura and Pradera.
Team Cali respected its location on the BMX track William Alexander Jiménez, by hanging the 4 golds that this discipline delivered in a single day in the departmental fairs.
The semifinal phase of women’s volleyball also concluded this Thursday at the Francisco Chois Coliseum in Cali. The municipality of Buenaventura won its place in the final to play the gold medal against Cali. While the bronze will be disputed by the municipalities of Cartago and Andalusia.
The second day of track cycling delivered, at the Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome, medals in the women’s 1500m individual pursuit won by Natalia Muñoz from Cali and the men’s sprint for Miguel Ángel Ríos, also from Cali.
Guacarí and Jamundí, gave the surprise in the dispute of the gold medals in individual archery over 18 meters in the sub16, sub20 and sub23 categories, winning 2 gold medals each, while Yumbo and Palmira were awarded the remaining two.
On the penultimate day of the jousts that take place in Cali, Jamundí and Yumbo, there will be 13 sports disciplines that will frame the games, the day on which medals will be awarded in archery in Yumbo, track cycling, athletics, for -athletics, taekwondo, fencing and male and female volleyball.
