Jenny Sinisterra, one of the outstanding of the Colombian delegation in Cali.
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Colombia has had a brilliant start in the Pan American Pesos Lifting Championship 2025, which is played at the Miguel Calero de Cali Coliseum.
In the first four days of the contest, the National Delegation accumulated 21 medals: nine gold, ten of silver and two bronze, in a tournament that has also registered six world records, two of them starring Colombian athletes.
The competition, which has the support of the Ministry of Sports, serves as a classification for the Norway World Cup, scheduled from October 1 to 10.
Colombian pesists who have won medals
Among the great national protagonists are Jenny Sinisterra, from Tuluá, who conquered three golds in the category of 63 kilograms and imposed Pan -American record in start (104 kg); Andrés Olivares, from Cartagena, who achieved three golds and beat the world record in envy with 191 kg in the 71 kg; and the Olympic medalist Jeison López, Del Chocó, who broke the world record at start with 176 kg in the 88 kg division. Hugo Montes (Meta) also stood out, with a gold and two bronzes, and Mari Leivis Sánchez, also an Olympic medalist, who added a golden and two silver in the 77 kg.
The level of the tournament has been very high, with the participation of figures such as the world champion Hampton Miller and the Olympic champion Olivia Lynn, both from the United States, which imposed global brands.
Even so, Colombia has responded with a solid and diverse delegation, with representatives of the Valley, Chocó, Meta, Cartagena and Urabá Antioqueño. The result confirms that weightlifting is not only international power, but also a territorial expansion sports project.
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