Costa Rica appeared again in the archery elite Adapted thanks to the performance of Pilar Riveros and Diego Quesada, protagonists of the “Chicago 2025 Americas for Archerry Cup Leg 2”, Disputed at the North Side Archery Club of the United States.
The ethical couple He won the gold In mixed teams, after defeating a local representative with a score of 153-145.
In addition, in the individual test, Riveros reached the Silver medalwhile the Costa Rican ended in the fourth position, very close to uploado.
The way to the medal was not free of obstacles, since minutes before playing the team final, Pilar suffered a sudden that he could change the course of the tournament: the main arch he used suffered a mismatch when he fell, or that forced her to resort to her backup arc.
Pilar’s tour of La Plata
Individual competition also left intense emotionsthe ethics began with a direct pass in the first round and in the semifinals it was measured before the American Wendy Gardner, whom he defeated in a closed 138-137.
In the final, the Costa Rican faced the experienced Syahidah Alim from Singapore, World Champion and reference of the discipline.
After a very even battle, Riveros was defeated by just two points, 138-140, winning the silver medal and confirming his Competitive level In the world elite.
Diego, one step away from the podium
In the case of Diego Quesada, a outstanding performancehe advanced to the second round where he defeated the American Keith Sekora with a solid 142-131.
In the semifinals he met the Canadian Daniel Comeau, to whom he gave in a very disputed duel with a 140-143 score.
This led him to dispute the bronze medal against Chris Hall of the United States, but the Tico failed to maintain the advantage and fell 131-141, leaving the Fourth position.
Despite not reaching the podium, its performance reaffirms its validity in the international circuit and projects it as one of the strong letters of Costa Rica for the next commitments.
Results in the qualifier
In the classification round, disputed with 72 arrows, Pilar reached a score of 664, while Quesada recorded 683, numbers that reflect the Technical preparation of both.
The tournament brought together 48 paraatletas from 10 countries, becoming a high competitive level test that marks a benchmark For the region towards next tournaments.
After Paris, a new chapter
The “Chicago 2025 Americas for Archerty Cup Leg 2” represented the first international contest of both archers after their participation in the Paralympic Paris Games 2024in the most important showcase of adapted sport.
With the gold medal for mixed teams and the individual silver of Riveros, Costa Rica again consolidates its representatives as referent In this discipline.
