This Wednesday afternoon culminated the fourth edition of the Para Araucanía Games that were held in the city of Santa Rosa, province of La Pampa and in which more than 500 athletes with disabilities from Argentine and Chilean Patagonia took part.
They were two days full of sport that were experienced both at the All Boys Club natatorium and at the municipal athletics track, where the provinces of La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego were represented, and the regions of Ñuble, Bío Bío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos, Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes.
The delegation of our province finished its participation in third place in the general medal table, adding a total of 61 medals (44 gold, 15 silver and 2 bronze). Santa Cruz was the winner of the contest (61 medals: 48 gold, 10 legs and 3 bronze) and Río Negro, second (63 medals: 46 gold, 13 silver and 4 bronze).
In detail by disciplines, the adapted swimming team closed a great participation, climbing to the podium in both branches. The women’s team was champion, adding 122 points, ahead of Santa Cruz 115 and La Pampa 113.
For their part, the men finished in third place, with 133 units, behind the champion La Pampa (137) and Santa Cruz (135).
In athletics, the men’s team finished in fourth place with 208 points, behind the champion Bío Bío (220), Neuquén (220) and Santa Cruz (209).
Meanwhile, the women’s team was seventh, with 170 units. Río Negro was champion (247) and Santa Cruz (208) and Bío Bío (194) completed the podium.
“Enormous experiences”
Once the competition was over, the president of Chubut Deportes, Milton Reyes, who accompanied the athletes throughout the two sports days, highlighted that “This event has to do with the integration between Argentina and Chile and this will be sustained over time. In November we have the Araucanía Games in Aysén, but the idea for the future is that conventional and disabled athletes can coexist in the same event.”
He added that “Although the general situation is complex, when we spoke with the governor he told us that Chubut had to be present at this event and in the best possible way, that is, with all needs covered: with transportation, with comfortable accommodations, with good food. , with the corresponding clothing and another series of logistical issues. Without a doubt, without that political decision, it would be impossible to be here today.”
Finally, the official highlighted that “beyond the results, these events allow these kids to travel, leave their homes and have enormous experiences such as being able to contact their peers, integrate and feel important as part of a delegation that represents a province in sports, for this reason “The State must continue to accompany these events, because they do not represent an expense, but an investment.”
In the last hours of Wednesday, in the gymnasium of the Butaló Sports Center, the closing and awards ceremony took place, after which the delegations began their return home.
Today’s medals
Athletics: 8 medals (4 gold, 3 silver and one bronze)
800mts: Ignacio Vilca (silver)
200mts: Axel Roco López (gold), Rodrigo Rosales (bronze)
Javelin: Liliana Méndez (gold), Mora Williams (gold), Tobías Toro (gold), Jesús Bogado (silver) and Ada Luz Puca (silver).
Swimming 12 medals (10 gold and 2 silver)
200 freestyle: Yamila Ruminahuel (gold)
50 back: Yamila Ruminahuel (gold)
25 breast: Isamara Ricail (gold)
25 free: Isamara Ricail (gold), Dan Pastran (silver)
100 butterfly: Axel Alarcón (gold) and Gonzalo Soiza (gold)
50 free: Isamara Ricail (gold), Dan Pastran (gold), Tobías Mario (gold), Melisa Gutiérrez (gold) and Valentina Baigorria (silver).
final medal table
