Panama Secures 19 Medals at Caribbean Youth Archery Championship in Guyana
Panama’s youth archery delegation swept the podium at the Caribbean Development Championship in Guyana, capturing 19 medals with a 100 percent effectiveness rate across the entire team. Competing against 202 archers from 14 countries, the nine-member national squad secured 10 gold medals and nine silver medals.
Individual and Team Medal Breakdown in Guyana
The nine athletes representing Panama each finished among the medalists across recurve and compound events in both under-18 and under-21 categories. Nicolás Sucre led the charge in the recurve under-18 division by claiming three gold medals: the individual title, the mixed team event, and the men’s double team competition. Daniela Chamorro matched that three-medal haul in the recurve under-18 category with golds in the mixed team and women’s double events, alongside a silver in the individual competition. Santiago Sucre earned three medals in the compound under-18 and under-21 classes, taking gold in the individual under-18 compound event while adding silvers in the under-21 mixed team and under-18 men’s double matches.
Adriana Teano also secured three medals in compound and recurve divisions, capturing gold in the individual compound under-18 event, silver in the under-21 mixed team, and silver in the recurve under-18 women’s double. Rubén Salazar added two gold medals for the delegation by winning the recurve under-21 individual and under-21 mixed team events. Alexandra Adames contributed two medals with a gold in the under-21 mixed team and a silver in the under-21 women’s double. Víctor Hernández earned a silver medal in the individual compound under-21 competition. Meybelin Jaén collected a silver medal in the under-21 women’s double, and Isabella Starbird rounded out the team’s totals with a silver medal in the recurve under-18 women’s double, as detailed by cospanama.com.
Preparation for the 2027 Category Tournament in Panama
Luis Barría Moscoso, president of the Panamanian Archery Federation, pointed to the international performance as evidence of the sport’s ongoing domestic expansion. Barría Moscoso stated that the 19-medal haul serves as a vital developmental boost as the country prepares to host the category tournament in October 2027.
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