Productive Day for Dominican Republic in the Bolivarian Games
The delegation of the Dominican Republic had an outstanding participation on Day XI of the XX Bolivarian Games, adding six new medals in various disciplines. These achievements consolidate their position in the overall medal table, occupying seventh place with a total of 43 medals: 8 gold, 11 silver, and 24 bronze.Rowing
Ignacio Vásquez stood out by obtaining the gold medal in the men’s single sculls (LM1x) event, demonstrating his dominance at Cantolao beach, La Punta. Vásquez completed the 200 meters with a time of 1:31.96, adding his second medal in the event, after the silver obtained in the lightweight double sculls.In other competitions, Vásquez and Jancarlos Tineo finished in fifth place in the men’s double sculls (M2X) with a time of 1:30.97. In the women’s category, Wendy Simó Peña and Alisson Galay Morales did not manage to complete their race in W2X. For Thursday, the participation of Vásquez, Tineo, Simó and Galay in the mixed quadruple sculls (4Mx+) is expected.Venezuelan Andre Ricardo Mora Sosa won silver (1:35.30) and Peruvian César Cipriani Robles took the bronze (1:36.90).
Results of the competition
Athletics
Dominican athletics added two silver medals in the relay races held at the Videna Athletic Stadium.The men’s 4×100 relay team, composed of Christopher Reyes, Melbin José Marcelino Olivo, Lidio Andrés Feliz, and Yancarlos Martínez, recorded a time of 39.20 seconds, securing the silver. Colombia took the gold with a Bolivarian record of 38.73, while Venezuela obtained the bronze with 39.31.
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Judo
The Dominican judo team won the bronze medal in the mixed team event, after defeating Peru 4-1. The team had a competitive performance, although they lost 2-3 to Colombia and 1-4 to Venezuela, finishing third in the overall standings with nine medals: 3 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze.Boxing
Dominican boxing secured two bronze medals thanks to the performances of Elen Roble (51 kg) and Johan Agüero Montaño (60 kg). In addition, José Agustín advanced to the final in the +90 kg category, guaranteeing at least silver after defeating Bolivian Jimmy Quiroz by RSC. José Agustín will face Gerlon Congo from Ecuador in the final. Elen Roble was defeated 0-5 by the Peruvian Ana Baylon, and Agüero lost by RSC in the second round against the Colombian Yilmar González.Bowling
In the women’s individual final, the Dominican representatives obtained the following results:
- Shantalle Hungría, position 16 (1054 pins)
- Letizia Santos, position 20 (987 pins)
- Paula Díaz, position 23 (935 pins)
- Carmina Vásquez, position 24 (905 pins)
Equestrian
The Dominican team is in fourth place in the Mixed Team Jump, with a cumulative score of 26.82. In the mixed individual general jump:- Juan José Bancalari Elmúdesi: position 7 (5.24)
- Aida Sánchez Ravelo: position 8 (5.97)
- Manuel Fernández Haché: position 20 (20.32)
- Manuel Bancalari Elmúdesi: position 28 (56.61)
Golf
Willy Pumarol had an outstanding second round, with 67 strokes, four under par, and placed second in the overall standings with a total of 137 strokes, tied with Chilean Gabriel Francisco and Venezuelan Juan Miguel Ramírez. Colombian Manuel Torres leads with 132 strokes, after a round of 64. Juan José Guerra, from the Dominican Republic, is in seventh place with 140 strokes, after a second round of 68. The golf tournament is played in four rounds.Skateboarding
Juan Fabián Ruiz advanced to the final of the men’s park with a score of 8.63. Ámbar Silverio qualified for the women’s street final with a score of 6.00 points.Triathlon
Results of the Dominican athletes:
- Alesis Gabriel Vásquez, 20th place (1:06:25)
- Víctor Aurelio Feliz, 19th (1:03:34)
In the women’s category:
- Nashla Pujols, 19th (1:29:43)
- Yosanna Peña, 20th (1:29:07)
