Colombia won three new golds in Chengdú thanks to skating | Gabriela Rueda | Juan Jacobo Mantilla | María Fernanda Timms

Gabriela Rueda put Colombia again at the top of the podium in the World Gengdú 2025 Games.

Photo: Chengdú 2025 World Games

The Delegation of Colombia reached this Friday its sixth gold medal at the World Gengdú 2025 games, once again driven by speed skating, a discipline that has been the main protagonist of the national harvest in the fair that is played in China.

The day began with the domain of María Fernanda Timms and Gabriela Rueda on the 1,000-meter Esprint track, test in which they signed a historic 1-2. The gold went to Timms, the silver for wheel and bronze for the Dutch Fran Vanhoutte.

In the same test, but in the male branch, the turn of getting on the podium was for Jhon Edwar Tascón, who stayed with the silver medal after escorting Spanish Sebastián Guzmán, winner of gold. The Anandkumar Velkumar Indonesian received the bronze.

The afternoon brought another moment of glory with Gabriela Rueda, who stayed first in the elimination track 10,000 meters women. The Ecuadorian Gabriela Vargas and the French Marine Lefeuvre were second and third, respectively. It was the third personal gold in Chengdú 2025 for the Bogota.

Juan Jacobo Mantilla closed a day full of joys with a victory in the elimination track 10,000 meters male, ratifying Colombia as the power in this discipline. The silver went to the Swiss Livio Wenger and the bronze of the Frenchman Martin Ferrie.

In total, Colombia adds to the time of publication of this article seven golds, eight silvers and six bronzes. Thirteen of these metals come from speed skating. The World Games will continue until next August 17.

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