Dyander Pacho and Austin Ramos took first and second place, respectively. Pacho’s medal is the fourteenth gold for the national delegation
Ecuador reached the first places in the discipline of pole vault at the Junior Pan American Games, this Saturday in Cali, with Dyander Pacho and Austin Ramos, gold and silver, respectively.
With a record of 5 meters 30 centimeters, Pacho won the gold medal in the test carried out in the Pascual Guerrero stadium. The athlete’s record is under his personal best (5 meters 36 centimeters), according to the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (IOC).
“I am qualified for the Pan American Games, We have a new goal, we must train much more, ”said Pacho.
“I am already a South American, Pan-American U-23 champion and we have faith that everything will improve. We have to thank many people and entities that I would not be able to finish, among them is my family, “said the tricolor athlete.
The gold medal with Pacho is the fourteenth that adds the Ecuadorian delegation in the Cali appointment.
“I have been attentive to all the medals of all the competitions, athletics, triathlon, weights, wrestling. I see that now we are not just a sport, we are not just a province, we are a country. I am proud to form a country as good as this one ”, said Pacho.
In the same test, the Ecuadorian team added a silver medal to your registry, with that obtained by Austin Ramos, who achieved a jump of 5 meters 15 centimeters.
“The silver medal I was in my goals, I wanted to improve and win the gold medal, a good mark was not reached, but a good fight could be fought“, he pointed.
“The pole is a unique experience when taking off and falling, it is something indescribable. I dedicate this medal to my parents and my coaches”Said Ramos, who shares training days with Pacho.
With the two Ecuadorians, Colombian José Nieto took the podium to hang the bronze medal. (D)
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