María Fernanda Timms (center) and Gabriela Rueda achieved a historic 1-2 in the Final of the ESS 1,000 meters female.
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The Colombian delegation got this Friday in the Top 10 of the World Games in Chengdú, after conquering five medals in the speed skating tests, a discipline that closed its competitions in the Chinese city with a historical performance.
In the absence of two days for the closure of the fair, Colombia adds seven golds, eight silver and six bronzes. Thirteen of these medals come from speed skating, four of the swimming with fins, two of the diving, one of the squash and the other of the Ju-Jitsu.
The National Delegation is, for now, the best representative of the American continent in this competition and occupies the seventh position in the general medal. China, host of these games, leads the table. Germany and Ukraine complete the provisional podium.
“It is the best presentation in the history of all the games that Colombian skating has had. We continue to mark the route of success with large corridors of great experience and always with excellent preparation,” said Elías del Valle, coach of the National Skating Team.
The day started with the domain of María Fernanda Timms and Gabriela Rueda in the final of the ESPRent 1,000 meters female, where they achieved a historic 1-2. Timms took the gold, Rueda la Plata and the bronze went to the Belgian Fran Vanhoutte.
In the same male test, Vallecaucano Jhon Edwar Tascón stayed with the silver medal after escorting the Spanish Sebastián Guzmán, Gold, and the Indonesian Anandkumar Velkumar, bronze.
In the afternoon, Gabriela Rueda shone again when she conquered the gold in the elimination track 10,000 meters, her third personal title in Chengdú 2025. The Ecuadorian Gabriela Vargas and the French Marine Lefeuvre completed the podium.
The closure of the day was starred by the Santander Juan Jacobo Mantilla, who won the 10,000 male meters, ratifying Colombia as a power in world skating. The silver went to the Swiss Livio Wenger and the bronze for the Frenchman Martin Ferrie.
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