Tricolor participates in a tournament that takes place in Ibagué and ends this Saturday. Ecuadorian María Loreto Arias leads the ranking in the senior category.
One day until the end of World Racing Skating Championships, in the junior and senior categories, from Colombia, which is dominated by the hosts, Ecuador accumulates a gold medal, a silver and five bronze.
At the cut this Friday, the medal table is led by the hosts with 30 gold, 19 silver and 4 bronze medals; the second box occupies it Chinese Taipei with 2-1-1; in the third place appears France with 1-4-8,
Further back it installs Ecuador, with 1 gold medal, 1 silver and 5 tanned; surpassing Spain, who has 1-1-2; Italy, 0-3-7; Chile, 0-1-3, Belgium, 0-1-2; Venezuela, Portugal and El Salvador with 0-1-1 each.
For Marisol castro, former president and current manager of the Ecuadorian Skating Federation, who accompanies the delegation in Ibagué, “this is the best participation of a team from Ecuador with 7 World Cup medals. A special case is that of María Loreto Arias, who with her bronze medal ranks first in the ranking Senior World Cup qualifier for the World Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, in July 2022. It is one of the specialties that is not considered for France 2024 Olympics, how is speed skating ”.
Results
Among the results it achieves Ecuadorr in the junior category so far the gold, silver and bronze medals that he obtained Nicolás García. The Ecuadorian was the winner in the 10 kilometers elimination by timing 14 minutes, 52 seconds and 83 hundredths. He surpassed the Colombian, and favorite, Sebastian Flores, who hung the silver. The tricolor finished second in the 10,000 meter combined track, beating Colombia, while in the 10 kilometers to the points the bronze medal was hung.
For its part, Martina Andrea Pita delivered two tanned medals to Ecuador. He did it in the 10 km to the points. It was surpassed by Italy (Elena Rossetto), as the second; and Colombia (Maria Camila Carmona), which was first; while his second bronze metal reached it in the 10 km elimination, the second and first box went to Colombia with Mariana chaparro and Maria Camila Vargas, respectively.
What’s more, Fernanda Nycole Moncada finished third in the 10-kilometer elimination test, she was surpassed by the Colombians Mariana chaparro, as second; and Camila vargas, who was first.
In another of Ecuador’s participations, Nicolas Garcia finished fourth in the 15 km elimination, culminating behind Marco Lira, from Portugal, which was third; Anandkumar Velkumar, from India, second; and Miguel Ricardo Fonseca, from Colombia, who was the winner.
In the senior category
For its part, Maria Loreto Arias he finished third in the final of the 500 meters, senior category, with a time of 45 seconds and 136 thousandths; the second place was occupied Geiny Bird, from Colombia, with 44.972 seconds; and first it was installed Maria Fernanda Timms, from Colombia, with 44.454 seconds.
The same Ecuadorian representative finished fifth in the 100 meters; while the experienced Gabriela vargas placeholder image, who participated in the 10 km elimination, of the top category, settled in the eighth box. (D)

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