This is how the medallero of the Pan American Games Junior 2025 is: Colombia continues second

Thomás Eden Mejía was champion of the All Around gymnastics.

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The day on Tuesday at the Pan American Junior Games of Asunción was marked by the heavy rains that forced to suspend and postpone several scheduled tests, including the speed skating finals.

Despite the climatic complications, the Colombian delegation shone in different scenarios, managing to maintain the second place of the general medal with a balance of two golds and three silver in the day.

Important Gold in Gymnastics

In artistic gymnastics, the protagonist was Thomás Eden Mejía, who was crowned champion of the complete contest (All Around) with 75,350 points, surpassing just a tenth to the Brazilian Pedro de Jesus.

The Antioqueño not only took the gold medal, but also secured his classification to the Pan American Games of Lima 2027.

In addition, he led the male team that reached silver by teams with 224,500 points with Camilo Vera, Jorman Álvarez and Matías Ramos, only surpassed by the United States. Mejía will also compete in the finals for devices.

Gold and double silver in athletics

Athletics was another of the great stages for Colombia. Miguel Arcángel Peña became champion in the 20,000 meters march with a time of 1: 23: 06.10, while the young promises also gave what to talk about: Jhon David Valencia, just 17 years (9.98). Carlos Yesid Flórez finished seventh with 10.29, while in the women's branch Marleth Ospino and Laura Martínez were sixth and octave, respectively.

In other sports, the results were varied. The women's table tennis won its two series against Trinidad and Tobago (3–1) and Ecuador (3–2), while the men fell 2–3 in front of Costa Rica. In male volleyball, Colombia beat Guatemala 3–2 and advanced to the quarterfinals against Cuba. In Women's Beach Volleyball, the defeats against Chile and Canada force to dispute the 16 round against Cuba. In nailed, Miguel Tovar was sixth and Tomás Tamayo eleventh in a three -meter trampoline, while Gabriela Rusinque also occupied the sixth box. In Wakeboard, Felipe Mejía classified the final with 65.56 points and Camila Ramírez was eighth, forced to repechage.

This was the medallero of the Pan American Games after Tuesday

With these performances, Colombia closed the day in the second position of the medallero with 29 golds, 19 silver and 25 bronzes, only behind Brazil and ahead of powers such as the United States, Mexico and Argentina.

The golds of the day arrived thanks to Thomás Mejía in artistic gymnastics and Miguel Arcángel Peña in athletics, while the silver were the work of the male gymnastics team, Jhon David Valencia in Salto Largo and Ronald Longa in the 100 meters. A day that, despite the rain, made it clear that the national delegation remains the protagonist in Asunción.

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