Azuay became the third youth sports power; They surprised Tungurahua, who finished fifth, and Napo who is in the top 10 of the final classification.
The delegation of Guayas successfully closed its participation in the National Youth Sports Games Imbabura 2021, culminating first with 21 gold medals different from its traditional rival, Pichincha.
In the final count, the albiceleste representation completed 98 gold, 62 silver and 56 bronze medals. Of the golden metals, Weightlifting it was the one that contributed the most with 18; gymnastics delivered 13; Athletics and struggle, 10 each; climbing and chess, 7; table tennis, 6; taekwondo and karate, 4; archery, 3; speed skating, cycling, ballroom volleyball, 2; field tennis and basketball 1.
The second box of the general classification was occupied Pichincha, with 77 gold metals, 89 silver, 91 bronze; Azuay He accumulated 44 gold, 41 silver, and 43 bronze.
The rest of the positions were occupied Tungurahua, 25-16-11; Imbabura, 22-16-33; Store, 14-14-14; Gold, 10-8-20; Napo, 10-7-3; The rivers, 10-6-24; Carchi, 9-18-16; Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, 9-11-22; Morona Santiago, 8-11-10; Succumb, 7-16-8: Esmeraldas, 7-8-13; Manabi, 6-16-12; Cotopaxi, 6-6-20, among others.
Results in chess
In the last date of chess, in the absolute blitz, men, the results achieved were:
First board, 1. Anderson Emeralds, from Sucumbíos, 6 points; Steve Badillo, from Chimborazo, 5; Jean Carlos Zambrano, Manabí, 4.5 units.
Board 2, Leonel Garzon, from Morona Santiago, 7 points; Rodrigo Noroña, Sucumbíos, 6; Jorge Nunez, Tungurahua, 5.
Board 3, Juan Diego Wong, from Guayas, 5.5; Cesar Vizcaino, from Pichincha, 5; Alejandro Marin, from Morona Santiago, 5.
By teams: 1. Sucumbíos, 2. Morona Santiago, 3. Guayas.
The placements in the ladies’ competitions were like this:
Board 1, 1. Anahí Ortiz, from Pichincha, 6; Keyra Caicedo, Manabi, 5; Analia Miranda, Tungurahua, 4.
Board 2, 1. Eliana Jurado, Napo, 5,5; 2. Carolina Olives, Pichincha, 5,5; Yesenia Pacheco, Tungurahua, 4
Board 3, 1. Karina Martinez, Guayas, 5,5; Andrea Paredes placeholder image, Chimborazo, 5,5; 3. Sabina Guerrero, Tungurahua, 5.
By teams, 1. Tungurahua, 2. Morona Santiago, 3. Guayas.
Mixed teams, 1. Morona Santiago, 2. Sucumbíos, 3. Guayas
Swimming
The swimming competitions were not favorable for the champion team of the games since it barely reached 2 silver and 7 bronze metals.
Among the positions by specialty is the victory of Pichincha in the relays, a specialty of the 400 meters freestyle, with Ariel Troya, Michelle Játiva, Luiggi Burneo and María Gualotuña.
La lojana Daniela contreras achieved the triumph in the 50 meters backstroke ladies; while in males the winner was Diego Ruales, from Manabí.
The 100-meter freestyle test was dominated by Michelle Játiva and Ariel Troya, both from Pichincha; while the 200 meters chest went to Juliana Banderas, from Pichincha, and Alvaro Villalbaby Imbabura.
Játiva once again climbed to the top of the podium by winning the 400-meter freestyle; while in the men’s test, the winner was Matías Cordero, from Azuay; In the 200-meter butterfly, the victory corresponded to the Lojana Maria Daniela Contreras and in men the triumph was for Ariel troya.
In the combined 400-meter relays, the victory was favorable for Pichincha with María Belén Guerrero, Juliana Banderas, Melanie Tupiza and Victoria Abad; while in men the gold and scarlet was imposed again with Fausto Cifuentes, Pablo Castillo, Jahir López and Isaac Contreras.
Another sports
For his part, in the skating tests, Ricardo Vintimilla, from Pichincha, he hung the gold medal in sprinting back to the circuit; Nick Rivera, from Guayas, finished in third place. In ladies, the victory corresponded to Allison de Avilaby Guayas.
The 10,000 route points were dominated by Nicolas Garcia, from Azuay; and in ladies the winner was Nicole Segarraby Azuay.
In ballroom volleyball the final positions for boys were: 1. Guayas, 2. Esmeraldas, 3. Gold; in ladies, 1. Guayas, 2. Azuay, 3. Store.
In the summary presented by the Ministry of Sports, organizer of the competition, it was detailed that 2,830 athletes from 24 provinces, between 12 and 20 years old, participated. The largest delegations were Pichincha, with 337 selected; Guayas, with 313 athletes; and Azuay, 305 athletes. (D)
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