Misiones collected medals in rhythmic gymnastics, judo, hockey, athletics and adaptive swimming on the third day of competition at the Juegos Nacionales Juveniles Evita in Mar del Plata, and both of its beach handball teams punched their tickets to Friday’s gold-medal matches, primeraedicion.com.ar reported.
The haul gives the northeastern Argentine province a strong platform heading into Friday’s medal-deciding sessions, with finals pending in beach handball plus bronze matches in rugby sevens and both 3×3 basketball divisions.
Weise School Claims Three Medals in Rhythmic Gymnastics
The standout performance came from the Escuela de Gimnasia Weise of Posadas, whose group took gold in the all-around, gold on hoop and silver in clubs. The team — Josefina Correa, Guillermina Sales, Malena Sosa Cattivelli, Antonella Larramendi and Isabella Garcete — trains under Alejandra Weise and Guadalupe Hofman, primeraedicion.com.ar reported.
Bujakiewicz Strikes Judo Gold at 52 kg
In judo, Nahiara Bujakiewicz of Posadas won the up-to-52-kilogram division, with the medal ceremony scheduled for Friday after the team competition. Khenia Cardozo of Oberá reached the bronze-medal bout but could not secure the win.
Legislativo Hockey Team Loses Final Match
Club Legislativo of Posadas took silver in hockey 7 after falling 3-1 to Entre Ríos in the final. The squad — Santino Brítez, Vicente Royg Urbani, Octavio Martínez Morgenstern, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Ignacio Pedraza, Mateo Silva Viera, Ghian López Meza, Valentino Espinoza Vera and Mariano Leguizamón — is coached by William Alberto Cardozo.
In athletics, the 5×80-meter relay team of Luz Izquierdo and Alexis Bakanchuk (Posadas) plus Guadalupe Kelm, Vanina Vallejos and Leonela Nogueira (Oberá) finished third for bronze.
Adaptive swimming delivered two more wins: Paloma Guadalupe Gamarra of Posadas took first in the 25-meter butterfly, as did Tomás Agustín Kraus of Posadas, while Ricardo Bautista Finke of Oberá placed third in the 25-meter freestyle, according to primeraedicion.com.ar.
Oberá Handball Sweeps Into Both Finals
The day’s biggest news came in beach handball, where Oberá Handball’s women won three straight matches, beating Córdoba, Buenos Aires City and Chubut 2-0 apiece. That sends the team of Morena Escobar Barijhoff, Victoria Knebel, Alma Lining Luthi, Mía Pohl, Rosario Sánchez, Luciana Sonntag, Denalyn Szmandiuk and Camila Zabala — coached by María Stevenson — into Friday’s gold-medal game against the winner of Mendoza vs. Río Negro.
The men’s side beat Río Negro and Corrientes 2-0 but lost 2-1 to Mendoza; it still advanced to the final, with the opponent to be confirmed. The roster: Manuel Álvarez De Olivera, Dante Becker, Genaro Campo, Ángelo Centeno, Augusto Judais Yawny, Johan Lenz, Mariano Mrakava and Benjamín Poliszczuk, under coach Ángel Dalmau.
Friday’s Medal Matches: Rugby Sevens and 3×3 Basketball
Misiones will also chase bronze on Friday in three more disciplines. In rugby sevens, Tacurú beat Tucumán 19-10 and Entre Ríos 21-14 but lost 24-14 to Santa Fe, setting up a third-place match against Corrientes side Aranduroga.
In adaptive 3×3 basketball, Yacaré of Posadas edged Corrientes 6-3 in a game that required three overtimes before falling 3-1 to Jujuy, also after extra time. The team of Mateo Lionel Almara, Valentino Emanuel Ortiz and Lorenzo Piriz Vitale, coached by Carlos Castro, plays San Juan for bronze at noon at the Islas Malvinas polideportivo.
In men’s 3×3 basketball, Tokio lost to Córdoba and will face Mendoza for third place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, with Tomás Rocabert, Juan Pablo Almada, Primo Russo and Juan Ignacio De La Fuente, under Mariano Ledesma.
With finals and medal games set for Friday across beach handball, rugby sevens and both 3×3 divisions, Misiones closes the third day in Mar del Plata with a full slate of podium chances still alive, primeraedicion.com.ar reported.
