Roberto Espinoza Mogro, special envoy

SANTIAGO

There are already 17 bronze medals won by the Ecuadorian national team at the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023. Tricolor Gabriela Vargas Sarmiento took third place in the 10,000-meter speed skating elimination, which took place at the Patinodrome of the National Stadium sports complex.

This Sunday, when the Games will close, Vargas achieved a time of 17 minutes, 47 seconds and 638 thousandths.

Gold was won by Colombian Fabriana Arias with a time of 17:46:877, and silver went to another coffee shopper, Gabriela Rueda, who clocked 17:47:448.

Vargas took silver in the 1000 meters yesterday sprint in this sports scenario before the Rueda coffee machine, which took the gold. (D)