On the eighth day of the Pan American Games, judo was one of the sports that surprised after the classification of Chilean Jorge Peréz to the final in the -81 kilo category.
Although Pérez managed to win three matches in a row yesterday, he was defeated in the fight for gold against Brazilian Guilherme Cesar, world number 3. In any case, the 24-year-old Magellan won the silver medal.
“This is just beginning for me, I am going to come back stronger,” said Pérez.
Another athlete who caught the attention was the Chilean Martín Vidaurre, who finished fourth in road cycling, just one second away from first place.
The result surprised fans, since Vidaurre specializes in mountain biking, a discipline where he won the silver medal.
But not all the competitions had a correct development on Sunday. This is because Santiago 2023 annulled the registered trademarks in the women’s walking test after an error in the measurement of the routes that the athletes had to take.
The corporation was forced to respect the results but not consider the recorded times.
Santiago 2023 issued a statement stating that it was the exclusive responsibility of the Pan American Athletics Association.
“The expert commissioned by APA, Mr. Marcelo Ithurralde, was not accurate in the measurements of the routes that the athletes had to take,” he said.
Women’s handball was also affected, since a leak in the roof of the Viña del Mar Sports Center forced the match between Chile and Brazil to end minutes before regular time.
At the close of this edition, the Chilean tennis player Tomás Barrios (105th) was facing off for gold against the Argentine Facundo Díaz (109th). The Chilean was looking for revenge after losing with Alejandro Tabilo in the doubles final.
2023-10-30 00:48:28
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