Athletics, canoeing and gymnastics shine

Paraguay – This Wednesday (20), Brazil won 11 more medals at the Junior Pan American Assumption Games. With highlights in athletics, gymnastics, wrestling, canoeing and triathlon, the country reached 139 medals, 59 gold, 34 silver and 46 bronzes.

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First medals of the day

Speed ​​canoeing was the first modality that brought medals to Brazil this Wednesday (20). Mateus Nunes, began the day with the silver medal at C1 1000m, with a mark of 4m23s98, behind only Aramis Sanches. Lorrane Santos was a bronze medalist at C1 200m, with a time of 50s67, behind Yisnoly Lopez, from Cuba, and Élizabeth Discosiers of Canada. Canoeing tests last until this Saturday (23).

Silver in Gymnastics

The female national team of artistic gymnastics debuted at Pan Junior with the silver medal by teams. Isabel Aguilar, Francine Oliveira, Sophia Carvalho and Kauany Vitória secured 145,850 points in the sum of the four devices (solo, jump, post and asymmetrical bars), and were in second place, behind only the United States, which added 152,300 points. Canada, with the bronze medal, completed the podium.

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In addition to the team medal, Brazil also secured gymnasts on all the finals by appliances, which take place from this Thursday (21).

Athletics shines again

This Wednesday (20), athletics brought five medals to Brazil. The first to climb to the podium was Lays Silva, bronze medalist in 100m with barriers. The athlete completed the race in 13s60, behind the Cuban Jocelyn Echazabal and Maya Rollins, from Antigua and Barbuda.

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In the 400m shallow, Vinicius Galeno also secured the 45s83 bronze behind Jamaican Jasauna Dennis and Jaden March, Trinidad and Tobago. Ana Luisa Ferraz won silver in heptatlo, a modality that awards the best athletes after disputes in seven subjects: 100m with barriers, heel, weight launch, 200m, distance jump, diverse launch and 800m.

The surprise was on Matheus Lima at 400m with barriers. The Brazilian, who has been doing an excellent season, entitled to Diamond League podium, was the favorite to gold, but could not repeat the performance of the semifinal. Even so, with time of 48s23, it guaranteed the silver medal.

Bronzes in triathlon and wrestling

In an incarnation, headquarters of the triathlon disputes, Julia Visgueiro won the bronze medal, with a time of 1h00m08. Naomi Ruff from the United States and Sidney Clement from Canada got gold and silver.

In Wrestling, Brazil had two podium athletes. Wesley Barros, from the 130kg category, and Kauan Ferreira, 87kg, earned the bronze medal.

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Beatriz Pinheiro traveled at the invitation of the Olympic Committee of Brazil (COB)