Athletics was one of the disciplines that gave the most medals to the country in the fair.
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Colombia closed its participation in the second edition of the Junior Pan American Games, which was held in Asunción, Paraguay.
The National Delegation ended in the third position of the General Medallero with a total of 115 medals (48 golds, 27 silvers and 40 bronzes), matching the titles achieved in Cali 2021. However, he did it with 165 less athletes, demonstrating a sustained advance in the country's youth sport.
The first Colombian medal arrived thanks to Natalia Garzón, champion in the Women's Cycling Women, while the last one was conquered by Yaira Sofía Tysforod in the +77 kg division of weightlifting.
On the closing day, the delegation added two golds (Tysforod and Jhon Martínez in weights) and a bronze (Angélica Ospina in Karate), confirming a successful ending for the tricolor.
🇨🇴🤩 We already match Cali 2021!
🫶🏻 Yiraran Sofía Tysforod gives Colombia 🥇48 in @asu2025Oficialthe same ones that we achieved in the I Junior Pan American Games.
👏🏻 The pesist raised 248 kilograms in the +77 kg to consecrate. Historical podium! pic.twitter.com/sVehStOAaF
– Ministerio del Deporte (@mindePortecol) August 23, 2025
The most laureate sports for Colombia
Cycling was the most prominent sport for Colombia, with 21 medals in total (13 golds, four silver and four bronzes). Within this discipline, the track shone with 12 medals, including nine gold.
Skating and athletics contributed 14 medals each, being fundamental pillars of the national balance.
Among the big names, Isabella Bedoya stood out, who imposed Junior Pan American record in swimming (50 m free female with 25.42), and Keynher Camilo Vera, multimedallist in artistic gymnastics with three golds and one silver.
The awards for medalists
The investment for these games was $ 3,335 million, the Ministry of Sports reported, which will also reward athletes with economic stimuli: three minimum wages for gold, two for silver and one for bronze, with additional recognition for their coaches equivalent to half of those figures.
79% of the medals (91 of 115) were obtained by athletes trained in development programs such as intercollegiates, PAD and National Youth Games.
How was the final medal?
In the General Medallero, Brazil stayed with first place thanks to its 175 medals (70 golds, 50 silver and 55 bronzes), followed by the United States with 142 (54 golds, 43 silver and 45 bronz). Colombia completed the podium with 115. Mexico was fourth with 129 medals (29 golds, 45 silver and 55 bronz) and Argentina occupied the fifth position with 95 (27 golds, 38 silver and 30 bronzes).
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