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The good, the bad and the ugly in Panamanian sport in 2023

He Panama sports 2023. tIt has had its ups and downs, but it opens up positive hopes and great challenges in 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Copa América Soccer and the beginning Qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Good
The Panamanian delegation had an unforgettable presentation at Pan American Games in Santiago thanks to the victory of three of its competitors, who won 5 out of 8 metals. The state equalized the balance obtained in the 1959 Chicago edition.

In addition, three of the four qualifiers for Paris are women: Atheyna Bylon (boxing), Gianna Woodruff (400m hurdles) and Hillary Heron (gymnastics).

He baseball he played again A world classic. It was the third participation, meritorious because the presence was realized by sorting, not by invitation.

The women’s national football team of Panama competed in their first World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Panama was also notable in the Caribbean Equestrian Series, with the triumph of Blessed Ben Hur under Luis Sáez.

Bad
In the last year, many athletes complained about the lack of places in the country to train and develop their perspective.

“If we had a high-performance gym with equipment and mats and everything you need for quality gymnastics, believe me, Panama would be a million times better at gymnastics,” gymnast Hillary Heron once said before participating in Pan. American games.

Senior football coach, Thomas Christiansen, was also looking for natural grass fields.

The Panamanian Football League (LPF) There are only four fields, but almost all of them are synthetic.

Ugly
Boxing disappointed again.

The country that had 30 world champions closed the seventh year in a row without being able to crown another boxer.

The year closed with an awkward moment in the final of the Clausura tournament. Felipe Baloy, the former international defender and current Taura coach, was ejected and, despite them, caused moments of tension in the stadium with his angry demands. His club lost the title without relief with a 3-0 defeat to Club Atlético Independiente (CAI), the new champions.

Baloy today appealed the 15-match suspension, which will see him miss almost the entire sixteen-day regular season of the Apertura 2024 tournament.

Source: Panama America

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