According to local sports reports, the event drew young archers from municipal training centers across Ponferrada, Bembibre, and Astorga to compete in a traditional youth showcase.
Youth Development Takes Center Stage in Ponferrada
Organized to foster grassroots engagement in the sport, the tournament featured multiple youth categories ranging from pre-benjamín to junior divisions. According to regional coverage, young competitors experienced the atmosphere of a formal competition while testing their skills in various traditional recurve and compound categories. In the pre-benjamín traditional recurve division, Yaron Pérez Fernández claimed first place, followed by Fabián Barria Fernández in second and Mateo Silván in third. The benjamín division saw Adriana Teiga take top honors, with Alma Zarza Gallego finishing second and Laura Puerto Abella taking third.
Further division podium finishes included Roberto Galiz Rey leading the alevín traditional recurve class ahead of Cristofer Pereira and Lourenço Marthinho Ribeiro. In the infantil category, Marcos González Vidal secured first place, with Miguel Hernández Núñez taking second and David Vega Amigo third. In the cadete division, Inés Caballero García finished ahead of Izan Rodríguez Otero, while Guillermo Méndez Prieto claimed the junior compound title over Izan Negro Panizo, according to published results.
Recognizing Municipal School Standouts
Immediately following the tournament medals ceremony, organizers distributed awards honoring participants in Ponferrada’s school sports initiative. These municipal accolades specifically recognized the top two competitors representing the Ponferrada municipal school across each age bracket. In the pre-benjamín category, Yaron Pérez Fernández took first and Fabián Barria Fernández second. The benjamín awards went to Laura Puerto Abella in first and Lucía González Monteserín in second.
Additional municipal school honorees included Roberto Galiz Rey and Lourenço Marthinho Ribeiro in the alevín class, alongside Marcos González Vidal and Miguel Hernández Núñez in the infantil division. In the upper youth tiers, Inés Caballero García and Izan Rodríguez Otero earned recognition in the cadete category, while Guillermo Méndez Prieto and Izan Negro Panizo rounded out the junior awards.
Alejandro González Claims Regional Honors in Palencia
Beyond the youth action in Ponferrada, senior competition brought further recognition to the region’s archery community. González finished as the runner-up in both the regional championship and the broader regional league standings.
The 3D discipline presents unique competitive challenges for archers. Competitors shoot at three-dimensional volumetric animal targets positioned across natural outdoor terrain. Because participants do not know the exact distances to the targets during their course walk, the discipline places a heavy premium on distance estimation and terrain reading, making accurate shooting difficult even for experienced competitors.
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