Gold Double: Colombia shines in double elite and youthful doubles
The first gold medal arrived in The category of double male elitethanks to the outstanding performance of Manuel Otálora and Alfredo Quintanawho added a total of 2786 points With a joint average of 232.17 After six game lines. His consistency in each round surpassed the doubles of Argentina (231.75) y Venezuela (221.92)which completed the podium.
The second gold was conquered by young people Sara Duque and Zamir Jaimeswho dominated The mixed youth doubles with a total of 2632 pointsleaving in second place its compatriots Gabriela Becerra and Daniel Romerothey added 2586 points, evidencing Colombian domain in this category. The bronze went to the Costa Rican couple José Jiménez and Elena Weinstok, with 2567.
Juliana Botero, star in multiple modalities
One of the great figures of the tournament has been Juliana Boterowho has managed to get on the podium three times. In The individual women’s elite modewon money with 1335 pointsonly surpassed by the Guatemalan Ana Morales (1404). Your partner Juliana Franco He stayed with him bronze (1290)completing a great Colombian performance in this test.
Botero also added bronze in The elite mixed doubles test with Jaime Gonzálezreaching a Total of 2635 pointsbehind the couples of Venezuela (Gold – 2893) y Guatemala (Silver – 2655). Finally, he returned to the podium on the Elite female doublesTeam with Laura Plazaswith whom they obtained third place (2454 points)in a competition led by Venezuela and Guatemala.
More podiums in elite and youthful individual
In the branch Male Élitis Individual, Alfredo Quintana It appeared again when obtaining The silver medal with 1409 pointsjust four units of the Panamanian Donald Lee (1413)who took gold. The Venezuelan Luis Rovaina completed the podium with 1375 points.
In the youth category Female individual, Colombian Sara Duque He stood out again when keeping the silver medal (1283), while Verónica Osorio contributed a bronze (1239). In the branch Male Juvenile, Juan Hernández added another medal of bronze For Colombia after registering 1335 points.
In the modality of female youth doublesthe duo formed by Gabriela Becerra and Sara Duque He took the medal of Silver with 2450 units, only surpassed by the team of Dominican Republicwhich reached 2472.
championship closure: Colombia will seek more glory in team competition
The last day of the championship, which is played this Saturday May 3. The protagonist had Team modeboth in elite category as youth. The Colombian delegation stood out in the Bowling Ibero -American Championship held in Cali, achieving a total of 12 medals: 2 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze.
The Bowling Ibero -American Championship has been a true sports celebration in Cali, highlighting the talent of our country and demonstrating that Colombia has become a key actor in Bowling’s international competitions.