Peruvian athletes continue to reap victories and win medals at the Cali-Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games. This time, Peruvian athlete Verónica Huacasi Monte won the silver medal in the women's 3000 meters steeplechase.
Our compatriot completed a time of 10:39.70, finishing only behind the Brazilian Mirelle Leite Da Silva, who took home the gold medal by crossing the finish line with a time of 10:28:69. The podium was completed by the Colombian Stefany Paolo López Mendoza (10:47.82), winning the bronze medal.
Verónica Huacasi Monte thus became the 14th athlete to win a silver medal. So far, 31 Peruvian athletes have reached the podium at the Cali-Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
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Junior Pan American Games Medal Standings
With Verónica Huacasi's second place in the women's 3000 meters steeplechase, Peru has collected 31 medals, including 5 gold, 14 silver, and 12 bronze. Athletics is the sport with the most medals, totaling six, while tennis has won five.
GOLD:
- Sofía Mamani (Athletics, 10,000 meters)
- Daianne Hayashida and Lucciana Pérez (Tennis, women's doubles)
- Gonzalo Bueno and Ignacio Buse (Tennis, men's doubles)
- Gonzalo Bueno (Tennis, singles)
- Julio Palomino (Athletics, 3000 meters steeplechase).
SILVER:
- Ryan Cubas (Wrestling, 77 kg)
- Edward Alarcón (Gymnastics, pommel horse)
- Edward Alarcón (Gymnastics, rings)
- Edward Gonzales (Gymnastics, vault)
- Yumiko Tanabe (Judo, -78 kg)
- Kiara Arango (Judo, -57 kg)
- Eliana Vásquez (Taekwondo, -67 kg)
- Angelo Caro (Skateboarding)
- Mary Luz Andía (Athletics, 20km race walk)
- Enrique Herrera (Wrestling, 57 kg)
- Christopher Li and Lucciana Pérez (Tennis, mixed doubles)
- Frank Luján (Athletics, 10,000 meters)
- Francesca Gardella (Rowing, Single W1X)
- Verónica Huacasi (Athletics, 3000 meters steeplechase)
BRONZE:
- Inés Castillo (Badminton)
- Javier Saavedra (Judo, -81 kg)
- Noemí Huayhuameza (Judo, -52 kg)
- Arnold Prado (Judo, -60 kg)
- Santiago Villegas (Weightlifting, total 291 kg)
- Frank de la Sotta (Bowling)
- José Luis Chaupin (Athletics, 5000 meters)
- Angel Sosa and César Cipriani (Rowing)
- Gloria Asca (Wrestling, 50 kg)
- César Olaya (Karate, -75 kg)
- Sandro Gardella, Ángel Sosa, Cesar Cipriani, and Andrés Sandoval (Rowing, MX 4)
- Daianne Hayashida (Tennis, singles)