He last day of the competition of the Pacific Cup open water everything was favorable for Brazil. The swimmers from Rio took the majority of the medals, both in the under-18 category and the senior category in ladies and men.
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The team Brazilian complete 248 points during the four days of competition, while Ecuador obtained second place with 198; third ranked Peru with 158 points and fourth place went to Chile.
Jungblut Cibelle, from Brazil, was the last athlete to give her country a gold medal in the final 10 km test with which she closed the tournament. The Brazilian disputed first place with Victoria Abad, from Ecuador; However, in the auction, Cibelle prevailed.
The excited screams of their compatriots chanting the name of Brazil resounded on the wharf of Salinas; there the winners lived a big party in the Brazilian style.
“I feel calm, I gave my all and now I’m waiting for the rematch in the South American from Argentina in September… I’m sure I’m going to play against the same rivals as today”, said the Ecuadorian Victoria Abab.
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the ecuadorian Paola Sofia Guevara achieved the gold medal for Ecuador in the category women under 18 years, but behind them were also two Brazilians.
“It was a very close competition, I achieved what was planned by my coach and now to wait for more international competitions”, expressed Guevara.
“It has been shown that Ecuador has a future in swimming. The entire national team is made up of young people who managed to beat ranked foreign athletes. We are going to continue preparing for what is to come”, said the coach of La Tri, Eduardo Sandoval.
2023-08-05 23:50:17
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