Elizabeth Bravo enforced her home by finishing first in the ladies’ event; while his compatriot Gabriel Terán was second.
One gold, one silver and two bronze medals reached Ecuador in the Pan American Triathlon Championship, which was held in Salinas.
The tricolor Elizabeth bravo She was the protagonist of the day when she prevailed in the ladies’ test; while Paula Jara | finished in third place; for his part, in the men’s competition, the Ecuadorian Gabriel Terán seized the silver medal, and his compatriot Armando Matute reached bronze.
Bravo achieved his second consecutive victory at the continental level, after crossing the finish line first after timing 1 hour, 2 minutes and 51 seconds and completing the 750 meters of swimming, 20 kilometers of cycling and 5 kilometers of running.
“I love this circuitIt is super fast in the race, it has a long transition in swimming, but it is one of the circuits that I like the most, the ones I have done the most and I know almost with my eyes closed the gaps and everything. I am super happy that an event is being held in the country again after the pandemic, ”Bravo told the Press Department of the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE).
The second place of the ladies’ test was occupied by the Colombian Diana Castillo, who timed 1 hour, 3 minutes and 29 seconds; while the bronze medal was hung Paula Jara |, with a time of 1 hour, 3 minutes and 42 seconds.
The Azuayan champion of the international test, and that last November also won the title of the Santiago Pan American Cup, She was very happy with the level shown by the new exponents of the Ecuadorian triathlon. “Us we are preparing for France 2024Hopefully it can be given, that they are better; the last (Olympic) Games were not as I expected. We are going to train much harder. Let’s hope not only qualify, but have a complete team so that Ecuador has a relay team in Paris”.
In males
In males the winner was the Chilean Gaspar Riveros, who for the 750 meters of swimming, 20 kilometers of cycling and 5 kilometers of running, set a time of 54 minutes and 16 seconds; behind the champion and a few seconds apart, the Ecuadorians passed the goal Gabriel Terán, who arrived 5 seconds after the Chilean, and Armando Matute, who marked 19 seconds more than the champion and 14 more than the time of his compatriot Terán.
“I have done many races here, I have always liked this circuit, I am not a mountain, so this circuit, which is flat, is a bit technical, It helps me a lot to be able to develop as I can better, “said Terán, 20, and added. “Nobody takes away the credit (to Gaspar), he is a good runner, I had some errors when sprinting, I was very confident to close it in the end”.
Representatives from Chile, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Aruba, United States, El Salvador, Colombia, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Ecuador participated in the Pan American Triathlon Cup in Salinas.
The contest added points for the ranking international and served as part of the preparation of youth triathletes who are preparing for the 2022 competitions. (D)
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