[Sport] Ecuador reaches 15 gold medals in Junior Pan American Games

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Marcos Herrera, in 110 meters hurdles, added another gold medal to the Ecuadorian team at the end of Saturday.

Athletics is the discipline that has won the most medals for the Ecuadorian delegation at the Junior Pan American Games, in Cali. The last, conquered by Marcos Herrera, in 110 meters hurdles.

Herrera took first place in his discipline after setting a time of 13 seconds 94 hundredths, which added the fifteenth gold medal for Ecuador.

The end was dramatic for the Ecuadorian athlete, who beat Colombian John Paredes at the finish line.

“I had a bad start, that cost me, I had to discount the Colombian who is a great rival, we had already known each other from several competitions ago. I had to throw myself to the goal and he defined a thousandth of a second, the important thing was to get the gold medal ”, said Herrera.

With the medal, the tricolor sprinter secured a direct ticket to the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023.

"Very happy with the work, I have done a season in Spain and this (medal) is the fruit of what he has been doing," he commented.

With what Herrera conquered, athletics reached nine gold medals, two silver and three bronze.

Among these is also added the bronze achieved by Frixon Chila in triple jump.

But athletics also adds setbacks, such as the one starred by the 4x100 mixed relay team, made up of Anahí Suárez, Andreína Mina, Alan Minda and Steeven Salas.

The national team had obtained bronze in the modality, but they were disqualified "due to an obstruction in the last relay, despite crossing the finish line in third place," reported a statement from the Ministry of Sports. The bronze went to the Dominican Republic team.

The most recent medals were in karate with Lili Alvarado, in the 50 kilogram category, and Eliana Miranda in 55 kilograms.

With these latest conquests in the general sum, Ecuador adds 15 gold, 14 silver and 24 bronze medals, medals achieved in disciplines such as weights, judo, speed skating, modern pentathlon, field tennis, table tennis, taekwondo, cycling, swimming, squash, wrestling and triathlon.

Until this Sunday morning, Ecuador reached the figure of 53 medals, with which it is located in seventh place in the overall medal table, which is led by Brazil, Colombia and the United States. (D)

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