Jacqueline Mollocana, Lucía Yépez, Luisa Valverde, and Génesis Reasco won four gold medals for Ecuador in the wrestling competitions of the South American Games in Asuncion, which are entering their final stretch with Brazil leading the medal table, followed by the Colombian delegation.
The Ecuadorian wrestlers were crowned champions in the freestyle events.
Mollocana, in the up to 50-kilogram category, opened the golden streak for her country by defeating the Venezuelan Mariana Roja.
She was followed by Yépez, who defeated the Peruvian Thalía Mallqui in the up to 53-kilogram category, while Valverde defeated the Brazilian Giulia Rodrigues in the up to 57-kilogram category.
The harvest was closed by Reasco, who in the up to 76-kilogram category defeated Tatiana Rentería from Colombia.
Gold in Boxing
The male gold medal was won by boxing: Luis Fernando Delgado defeated the Colombian Juan Palacios in the 51-kilogram category by split decision (4-1), and Julio César Castillo defeated the Brazilian Keno Marley Machado in the 92-kilogram category.
This achievement brought Ecuador's gold medal count to 22, keeping them in sixth position in the medal table.
Brazil Dominates
On a day when rain forced the postponement of the tennis competitions until tomorrow, indoor sports captured the attention of the public.
In one of them, rhythmic gymnastics, Brazil once again dominated. This time, Barbara De Kassia Godoy Domingos - 'Babi' Domingos - became the absolute champion of South America in the all-around event, scoring 125.300 points.
Her compatriot Geovanna Santos (124.800 points) won the silver medal, and the Spanish-Argentine Sol Martínez Fainberg took bronze.
Martínez Fainberg, who was born in Oviedo 19 years ago and has represented Argentina in international competitions since 2015 - the country of her parents -, qualified for this stage after winning silver in clubs and bronze in hoop and ball.
Meanwhile, Colombia won 11 gold medals, including Flor Denis Ruiz in javelin throw; Evelin Jazmín Aguilar in the 400 meters; José Miguel Viáfara in boxing, and Ángel Hernández Recalde in trampoline gymnastics.
With two days left until the closing ceremony of the Games, the medal table looks like this: Brazil (274), Colombia (220), Argentina (157), Chile (104), Venezuela (112), Ecuador (63), Peru (61), Paraguay (34), Uruguay (36), Aruba (6), Panama (8), Guyana (3), Curacao (1 gold), and Bolivia (3 bronzes). EFE
