Neither the broken board nor the rough waves stopped her. Maria Fernanda Reyes recovered from what happened to her a few days ago and continues to compete in the Pan American Games Lima 2019. In Punta Rocas, she defeated the American competitor Tiare Thompson and advanced to the repechage 4 in Women's Longboard.
With two very good waves, totaling 13.97 points, Mafer managed to overcome one of the strongest competitors in the tournament, Tiare Thompson, who scored 10.86. Now, in the next round, she will face Argentinean Maria Gil Boggan in repechage 4 with the aim of reaching the semifinals of Women's Longboard.
Maria Fernanda Reyes defeats Tiare Thompson and advances to gold in Lima 2019
Other Peruvian competitors of the day:
The local delegation has a chance to fight for the gold medal in stand-up paddle surfing. Tamil Martino will face Daniel Hughes from the United States (3:15 p.m.) and Vania Torres will compete against Candice Appleby, starting at 4:07 p.m. (Peru time).
Finally, Melanie Giunta will try to advance to the fifth repechage stage in women's surfing. The national surfer will have to defeat Argentinean Ornella Pellizzari from 2:27 p.m. (Peru time).
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