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Sucre, Chuquisaca, Apr 9, 2024 (ATB Digital).- Between emotions of joy, sadness and excitement, the Bolivia Team that competes in the I Bolivarian Youth Games – Sucre 2024, has added 33 medals for the country until Monday (four gold, eight silver and 21 bronze), which which raises the name of the Plurinational State on the international sports stage, reported the Ministry of Health.
According to the report of that State portfolio, from the first day, after the inauguration of the sporting event, on April 4, Bolivia began its participation shining with four gold medals in the disciplines of Swimming (2), Basque Pelota ( 1) and Taekwondo (1); eight silver medals in Baseball, Taekwondo, Fencing, Swimming, Beach Volleyball and Tennis; plus 21 bronze medals in Taekwondo (8), Fencing (3), Swimming (5), Weightlifting (1), Basque Pelota (2), Basketball (1) and Badminton (1).
The delegations of the country’s different disciplines face high-level competition athletes such as that of Colombia, which leads the medal table with a total of 100 medals.
“All countries have a high level, this sport requires a lot of discipline and perseverance, but Bolivia has the level to reach the podium and obtain medals and represent our country with dignity. We gave all our effort and we are proud, other colleagues are still sore from previous fights without a prize, they are also warriors because they gave all their effort,” said Matías Samuel Rojas Ortiz, who was part of the TK3 men’s Taekwondo modality team, raising his head. bronze medal.
Reaching the medal podium requires hard work of several months of individual and team training, in which career path also counts.
“We looked for the podium, we did what we could and there it is, we got a silver medal for Bolivia, we trained for a long time, we had a good game and I think that in this championship we understood each other very well; “We are happy to bring joy to our country,” said Rafael Daza of the Beach Volleyball discipline, who in a Bolivian duo with Pablo Choque, obtained the silver medal after facing Chile at the Garcilazo Sports Center, where the public packed the venue. stage to encourage Team Bolivia.
The greatest excitement came with the Swimming discipline in the Sucre Olympic Pool, where spectators waved the tricolor in each of the competitions, encouraging Team Bolivia without measure.
“I feel very proud, I have won the gold medal for Bolivia and left the name of my country high. I have been preparing for this competition since December last year. The entire team is training hard (…). In this competition there are very strong countries and among the best is our country,” said the excited Naiara Roca, who gave the country its first joy with the gold medal.
Naiara won two gold medals in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke, a silver medal in the women’s 4×100 meter medley relay, a bronze medal in the 50 meter breaststroke, and a second bronze in the 4×100 m medley. mixed.
The historic international competition, which is being held for the first time, this time in Sucre, the Capital of Bolivia, brings together delegations from Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Panama and Ecuador with more than 1,000 young athletes. Bolivia competes with 246 representatives; in addition to 62 trainers, physiotherapists, kinesiologists and doctors.
Team Bolivia is made up of 35 competitors in athletics, 24 in swimming, 15 in wrestling, 12 in handball, 12 in weightlifting, 12 in taekwondo, 11 in road cycling, 10 in futsal, 10 in volleyball, eight in basketball, eight in baseball, eight in judo, eight in karate, eight in Basque pelota, eight in racquetball, eight in squash, six in boxing, six in fencing, six in gymnastics, four in badminton, four in BMX cycling, four tennis, four table tennis, four archery, four triathlon, four beach volleyball and three in MTB cycling.
There are 27 disciplines: Athletics, Weightlifting, Badminton, Wrestling, Handball, Swimming, Basketball, Basque Pelota, Baseball 5, Racquetball, Boxing, Squash, BMX Cycling, MTB Cycling, Road Cycling, Taekwondo, Fencing, Tennis, Futsal, Table Tennis , Artistic Gymnastics, Archery, Judo, Triathlon, Karate, Floor Volleyball and Sand Volleyball, which the seven countries compete in.
SOURCE: ABI
2024-04-09 13:23:19
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