Colombia secured ten medals and nine qualification spots for the upcoming continental games at the Campeonato Parapanamericano de Para Tiro con Arco in Lima, Peru, DXT CAPITAL reported. The competition ran from October 21 to October 26 at the National Sports Village, known as VIDENA, bringing together elite archers from across the Western Hemisphere.
The ten-member Colombian delegation competed across compound, W1 compound, and recurve divisions. National athletes captured three gold medals, five silver medals, and two bronze medals during the six-day tournament, meeting the team’s primary objectives ahead of the next cycle.
Recurve Squad Captures Three Continental Gold Medals
All three of Colombia’s gold medals came from the recurve events at VIDENA. Maira Mosquera and Mónica Daza opened the title run in the women’s recurve doubles. The pair edged the United States 5-4 in the semifinals before defeating Brazil 6-0 in the gold-medal match, securing the continental title and two quota spots for the Parapan American Games.
In the men’s recurve doubles, Héctor Ramírez and Jairo Burgos earned a direct bye to the semifinals. The duo swept Brazil 6-0 and repeated the scoreline against Mexico in the final to claim the top step of the podium. Mosquera and Ramírez teamed up for the third gold in mixed recurve team play, defeating Guatemala 6-4 in the semis and overcoming Brazil by the same 6-4 margin in the title match.
Compound and Individual Divisions Deliver Five Silver Medals
Compound competitors added several podium finishes for the delegation. Junior Rentería and Cristian Correa took silver in the men’s compound doubles after defeating Venezuela and Brazil before dropping the final to the United States by a score of 156-151, as detailed by Colombia Sports. Yasneide Peñaranda and Ariana Correa earned silver in women’s compound doubles, tying Brazil 142-142 in the final before losing a tight 19-18 tiebreak.
Peñaranda and Cristian Correa added another silver in the mixed compound team event after falling to the United States in the final. In individual competition, Peñaranda secured silver in the women’s compound bracket after a 137-133 loss to Brazil’s Karla Gogel in the final. Burgos also finished second in men’s recurve individual play, tying Brazil’s Thiago Pinheiro 5-5 before losing a shoot-off arrow where the opponent’s shot landed closer to the center.
Bronze Finishes and W1 Division Placements Round Out the Meet
Héctor Ramírez added a bronze medal in the men’s recurve individual competition, sharing the podium with teammate Burgos. Maira Mosquera earned the second individual bronze for Colombia in the women’s recurve bracket by defeating Chile’s Amanda Garabito in the quarterfinals and overcoming Brazil’s Lindiara Souza 6-2 in the bronze-medal match.
In the W1 mixed team category, Angie Alarcón and Miguel Patarroyo finished fourth after dropping their semifinal to the United States and falling to Brazil in the third-place playoff, according to Comité Paralímpico Colombiano. The results allowed the national team to secure nine total qualification slots for the multi-sport event in Peru.
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