Daniela Gobea and Juan Ibarra win bronze for Panama

Pentathlon pPanamanians Daniel Alejandro Gobe Miranda and Juan David Ibarra Reyes They won the bronze medal in the mixed relay (swimming and laser running) in the under-15 category in Pan American and South American modern pentathlon for young people, which took place in Lima, Peru.

“They provided immense joy Panama and our sport, which is in a renaissance after several years of non-competition at the international level,” said A.on Irene Delgado, president of the Panama Union of Modern Pentathlon.

The Panamanian delegation also included coaches José Guillermo Guitian Trejoyes, champion Panamericano and Jerónimo Ibarrawho were in charge of preparing these promises of this sport.

Representation Argentina and Pera took first and second place in South America.

slim He commented that, with the support of their board of directors, they are strengthening the national nursery of modern pentathlon, and one of their goals is to mass this Olympic discipline in Panama, charting the path to the Pan American Juniors in 2025.

In it Championship of Peru Athletes have seen actionerú, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guatemala and the United States.

“This medal in South America marks the way for us in the Panama Pentathlon phase, which is now led by Delgado and is already thinking about events in the Olympic cycle,” he said. Guitian after the competition.

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“This medal in South America shows us the way, we are already thinking about events in the Olympic cycle,” said coach José Guillermo Guitian.

He added that the main mission is for this sport to start growing again in Panama and for our country to be competitive, since it has not participated in international competitions since 2019.