Panamanian archers at the Central American and Caribbean games

For the first time in its history, archery will be present in XXIV Central American and Caribbean Sports Games San Salvador 2023which will take place from June 23 to July 8, 2023, a dream come true, said Luis Barría, president of the Archery Association of Panama (ANTAP).

This time they were selected Alexis Yañez, Emma Durán, Edgar Barsallo and Astrid Barría, who will compete in the Salvadoran discipline in the compound and curved bow categories.

barria He thanked his board of directors and the athletes for their support and commitment to achieving the goals, which before seemed like a dream, and which are now coming true, making Panamanian archery an organized sport with ever new challenges.

Yanez, 19 years old and a national team, is ranked 261st in the world in the bow; while Duran, D.This 40-year-old is ranked 305th in the women’s category. for his part, Barsallo, The 19-year-old compound bow comes in at 151st in the world rankings, while Barría, 20, is 96th in the women’s compound bow.

Last year, in Dominican Republic, Duran she set a national record in the women’s reverse arch, with a score of 571, advancing to the round of 18; while Barsallo, In the men’s compound bow, he set a record with 685 points, finishing in 18th place in the qualifications.

Also in South America from Asuncion 2022, Barria managed to set a new national record in 72 arrows, surpassing the previous record Junior Pan American Games Cali 2021, this is the first time that Panama is in the top 10 in South America in archery.

Yanezfor his part, he scores well and is recognized as the first Panamanian shooter to win medals (bronze) in Central American Championship for the youth of El Salvador 2021.

“It was a big responsibility to lead this sport forward, to promote and develop it, there is still a lot to do, but with the help of everyone (athletes, leaders, coaches, Pandeportes and Olympic Committee of Panama) We will continue to dream and achieve our goals,” he added. barria.

for the 24th San Salvador 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games with headquarters in Savior and a subpage in RDominican Republic, Panama It has a delegation of 209 people consisting of 145 athletes (including 60 women and 85 men), 44 coaches and officials.

As well as 12 members of the interdisciplinary team, 5 members of the communication team and 3 people at the mission headquarters, who were presented at the ceremony Olympic Committee of Panama.