Ecuador increases its mission to Santiago

Ecuador increased from 167 to 176 athletes for the tournament santiago 2023 Pan American Games, Taking advantage of the fact that some countries are making adjustments to their payrolls and abandoning some quotas, the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee officially announced.


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“A priority delegation, but with big stars is what Ecuador will take to the finals Santiago American Games“, which includes 92 women and 84 men,” said the highest Olympic tricolour body.

The team of 167 athletes announced by the Council of Europe last week has been included Majali Bonilla is underway; Juliana Angulo in the long jump; Nerida Santa Cruz, in The Hammer; Austin Ramos, first place; Frixon Chela in the triple long jump; And Steven Salas and Lenin Sanchez in the relays.

The weightlifter will also go to Santiago Jefferson Ramirez (73 kg) and diver Santiago Chuiz, At just 16 years old.

According to the Council of Europe, the flag bearer of the delegation in Santiago 2023 will be a weightlifter. Angie Palacios and protester Daniel Pintado, Who also aspire to win medals.

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In the case of Pintado it is Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, While Palacios will take advantage of his wonderful moment in weightlifting to score points in search of his second Olympic classification, since his debut in Tokyo, where he ranked sixth in his category.

Ecuador participates in athletics with a young team, most of whose members obtained a ticket to the 2023 Santiago Olympics in Brazil. Junior Pan American Games He will be celebrated in 2021, as will Glenda Morejon and David Hurtado; I end up Suarez with speed.

On the other hand, there will be many athletes Outside of the Pan American Games in Chile, This is the case of tennis players Emilio Gomez, due to injury, and Alvaro Guillén and Gonzalo Escobar, who will prioritize their professional competition schedule.

Walkers Jordi Jimenez and Johanna Ordonez, as well as marathon runner Christian Vasconez, will also not be present due to physical problems. Runner Angela Tenorio and javelin thrower Julisi Angulo, while long-distance runners Silvia Ortiz and Segundo Jamei chose to participate in other events.

According to records, Ecuador will participate in Santiago 2023 In athletics, badminton, sports dancing, bowling, boxing, boating, cycling, climbing, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, golf, judo, karate, weightlifting, wrestling, swimming, skating, modern pentathlon, tennis, rowing, Squash, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, archery, triathlon, shooting sports, sailing and volleyball.

The national delegation’s goal will be to surpass the performance achieved in the last edition of the tournament Lima 2019 Pan American Games, where he won 31 medals; Although Ecuador’s best performance in a Games of this type was in Toronto (Canada) 2015, where it won 32 medals.

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