Venezuelans Luzmary Guédez and Ana Mendoza entered the women’s individual compound bow semi-finals of the Ayacucho-Lima Bolivarian Games the Andrés Avelino Cáceres Sports Complex in Vila María del Triunfo.
Guédez started the round of 16 defeating Sofía Paíz of El Salvador 145-143. Then she got rid of the Peruvian Beatriz Aliaga 144-138 to face the Colombian Alejandra Usquiano for the semifinal.
“We are very happy to advance to the semifinals.We are excited to secure another medal for the country and start this Olympic cycle in the best way. My day was quite good, I was even able to resolve some technical details,” commented Guédez.
In the other key, Ana Mendoza dominated Nathaly Hermoza from Peru in the second round and in the quarterfinals, she defeated Blanca Rodrigo from Ecuador 146-141. Mendoza will collide with the Colombian Mariana Rodríguez in the semi-final.
inclement heat
“Even though the day was long, it paid off. Luzmary and I have a pending account from Venezuela and thank God, we are going to reach the final. We were working in San Cristóbal and the weather there was very changeable and it has helped us here with this heat. “We have known how to adapt,” said Mendoza.
The semi-finals areThey will take place on November 26 from three in the afternoonVenezuela time.
In the men’s compound bow, Eduardo González was in the round of 16 against the Colombian Manuel Arenas.
For its part, in the male recurve, Luis Vivas reached the round of 16, losing 7-1 to Christian Esthephen of Guatemala, Ricardo Vasquez fell 6-0 to Jorge Enríquez of Colombia and Heber Pacheco He reached the second round where he lost precisely to Vásquez.
Finally,, Daniela Chacon She stayed in the round of 16 against Javiera Andrades of Chile.
This Tuesday the team jousts.
TyF: Aloys Marín/ Prensa Venezuela, Lima
