Team ParaChile secured two bronze medals at the World Archery Para Series held this week at the Parque Peñalolén facilities in Santiago, Chile. The international tournament featured athletes representing Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, and the United States.
Chilean Podium Finishes in Doubles Competition
The Chilean contingent claimed both of their medals in the doubles events. In the Para Compound Women’s Doubles, Claudia Armijo and Carla Candia earned the bronze medal. The Chilean duo advanced to the podium after a semifinal match against the Mexican team of Liliana Montiel and Lya Sánchez, which the Mexican pair won 137–118.
The second bronze for the host nation came in the W1 Men’s Doubles category, where Bastián Reyes and Víctor Manuel Saiz represented the country. The Chilean team reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by the United States with a final score of 3–5. The American team ultimately secured the gold medal in the W1 Men’s class after defeating Canada in the final.
Performance of the Chilean Delegation
A total of 18 athletes represented Chile during the multi-day competition. While only two teams reached the podium, several other Chilean competitors finished near the top of their respective fields. Sadi Galáz placed fifth in the Para Recurvo Men’s individual event, while Alfonso Díaz matched that result with a fifth-place finish in the Para Compound Men’s individual category.
Mariela López narrowly missed a medal in the W1 Women’s class, finishing in fourth place after a 2–6 loss to the Czech Republic’s Tereza Brandtlova in the bronze medal match. In the team events, Cristian Aguirre and Sadi Galáz finished fourth in the Para Recurvo Men’s Doubles, falling 2–6 to Brazil’s Gabriel de Melo and Thiago Pinheiro in the battle for third place. Additionally, the mixed Para Recurvo Doubles team of Carla Candia and Alfonso Díaz finished fourth after a 115–122 defeat against Romania’s Adriana Petrisor and Nicolae Priporeanu.
Tournament Medal Standings
The competition concluded with Brazil leading the medal table, having secured a total of nine medals, including three golds, one silver, and five bronzes. The United States followed in second place with four total medals, three of which were gold, while Mexico finished third with seven medals—two gold, four silver, and one bronze. The remaining standings included the Czech Republic, Russia, Peru, Canada, Slovenia, Chile, and Romania.
In total, 11 official events were contested during the series, excluding demonstration formats that did not count toward the final medal tally. The podium results for the official categories were as follows:
- Para Recurvo Men’s Team: Gold: Mexico; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Brazil.
- Para Compound Men’s Team: Gold: Mexico; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Brazil.
- Para Compound Women’s Team: Gold: Brazil; Silver: Mexico; Bronze: Chile.
- Para Compound Mixed Team: Gold: Brazil; Silver: Mexico; Bronze: Romania.
- W1 Men’s Team: Gold: United States; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Chile.
- Para Recurvo Men’s Individual: Gold: Thiago Pinheiro (Brazil); Silver: Hernán Garza (Mexico); Bronze: Samuel Molina (Mexico).
- Para Recurvo Women’s Individual: Gold: Daniela Campos (Peru); Silver: Ziva Lavrinc (Slovenia); Bronze: Karen Sternfeld (United States).
- Para Compound Men’s Individual: Gold: Kevin Polish (United States); Silver: Omar Echeverría (Mexico); Bronze: Reinaldo Charao (Brazil).
- Para Compound Women’s Individual: Gold: Anastasia Dzhioeva (Russia); Silver: Helena Nunes (Brazil); Bronze: Jane Gogel (Brazil).
- W1 Men’s Individual: Gold: Jason Tabansky (United States); Silver: David Drahoninsky (Czech Republic); Bronze: Eugenio Santana (Brazil).
- W1 Women’s Individual: Gold: Sarka Pultar (Czech Republic); Silver: Elena Krutova (Russia); Bronze: Tereza Brandtlova (Czech Republic).
Tournament Context and Participation
The World Archery Para Series in Santiago served as a high-level competitive venue for athletes from across the Americas and Europe. The event utilized the specialized archery facilities at Parque Peñalolén, which have previously hosted international sporting events. Following the conclusion of this series, athletes are expected to return to their respective national training programs to prepare for the upcoming international calendar.
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