Tierra del Fuego athletes concluded their performance at the 2026 Evita National Games in Mar del Plata, securing a ninth-place finish in the conventional medal table with 15 total medals.
The delegation, consisting of 233 participants, returned with seven gold, four silver, and four bronze medals across various disciplines, according to local reporting from NotiTDF.
The 2026 event saw a marked improvement for the provincial team compared to the previous year. “In terms of sports, the result is very good. We were able to finish better than last year, with more gold medals and also silver and bronze,” said Mariano Vallaro, the Secretary of Sports, in an interview with NotiTDF.
Tierra del Fuego’s success was anchored by seven individual and team titles. In combat sports, David Pinedo claimed gold in judo (up to 73 kg), while the Olympic wrestling team proved dominant, securing titles through Álvaro Miranda (up to 55 kg) and Natanael Criado (up to 65 kg). The wrestling squad also took home the national Team Cup.
Weightlifting also yielded two champions, with Kyara Pino (up to 57 kg) and Agostina Tauriani (up to 61 kg) reaching the top of the podium. Isabella Bianchi achieved national champion status in the hexathlon combined event, and Franco Schmit secured the gold in the U14 BMX Freestyle category, maintaining his lead from the qualifying rounds through to the final.
The province also won several medals in gymnastics and adaptive sports. The female artistic gymnastics team earned silver in Nivel 1, while the U14 rhythmic gymnastics team brought home a silver in the hoop event and two bronze medals in the Open Duo and the general classification.
In the adaptive sports category, Yoel Herrera Herbas provided a key contribution by winning two silver medals in the F33 classification, placing second in both the seated javelin and seated shot put events. Other notable results included Timoteo Arteaga’s silver in the heptathlon and Alanis Suárez’s bronze in judo (up to 63 kg).
Beyond the medal count, provincial officials emphasized the success of the delegation’s management. Vallaro said that the logistics, including lodging, nutritional planning, and internal transportation to the venues, functioned without disruption throughout the week.
The Secretary of Sports also highlighted the group’s behavior during the games. “The coexistence of the kids was very good. We didn’t have any problems, nobody got hurt or suffered any injury,” Vallaro told NotiTDF, citing the lack of medical incidents as a primary factor in the positive evaluation of the trip.
Several other athletes reached high-level placements across the diverse program of the Evita National Games:
- Beach Volleyball: The female duo of Sofía Cocheri and Victoria Martínez Piergallini secured fifth place nationally after defeating Jujuy 2-0.
- Cycling: Tiziana Pastori finished second in the Scratch event, while Máximo Pintos ranked in the top ten for the Tempo and Elimination races.
- Volleyball: The men’s team concluded their tournament in 17th place after a 2-0 victory over Santa Cruz.
- Bádminton: Priscilla Garay placed fifth in the female individual bracket, while the delegation also saw active participation in tennis of table, shooting, and breaking.
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