This Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Altius Awards gala was held, awarded by the Colombian Olympic Committee to the best athletes of last year. One of the sports that has the most nominees for the night of the best gala is cycling in its different disciplines such as BMX, track and road modalities.
Weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, figure skating and the Colombian women’s soccer team under – 17 will also be recognized, among others.
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Altius 2022 Winners
- Contribution of the environment in sport: first version of the Túnel de La Línea half marathon
- Sports Contest of the Year: Cali U-20 Athletics World Championship
- Special Higher Prize: Colombia Women’s Selection Sub-17
Sports promises of the year
Not included in the Olympic program
- Oro: Juan David Vivas – swimming
- Plata: Pablo Felipe Marín – Speed skating
- Bronze: Juan Camilo Landazuri – Jiu Jitsu
Part of the Olympic Games program
- Oro: Tatiana Rentería – Olympic wrestling
- Plata: Natalia Carolina Linares – athletics
- Bronze: Ingrid Seguro – weightlifting
Life and work
Antonio Cervantes ‘Kid Pambelé’
Athlete of the Year (sports not included in the program of the Olympic Games)
- Oro: Brayan Carreño – figure skating
- Plata: Johana Viveros – skater
- Bronze: Sara Lopez – goalkeeper
Athlete of the Year (sports included in the program of the Olympic Games)
- Oro: Yenny Alvarez – weightlifting
- Plata: Ingrit Valencia – boxer
- Bronze: Kevin Santiago Quintero – cyclist
special recognitions
- Weightlifting Championship
- Swimming with fins
- women’s indoor soccer
- XIX Pan American Games in Valledupar
