Santiago 2023: Argentina and the beginning of the excitement

Competition began at the 2023 Parapan American Games Santiago and Argentina had a positive day in which they added 17 medals: 5 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.

On its first day, swimming won eight medals (4-2-2). Analuz Pelletero won the 50m freestyle S11 with a Parapan American record, Matias de Andrade won the 100m backstroke S6 final, Daniela Jimenez won the 100m breaststroke SB9, and Nicolas Rivero celebrated in the 100m breaststroke SB4.

Silver medals in swimming went to Nadia Baez in the 50-meter freestyle class S11 and Inaki Basilov in the 200-meter freestyle class SM7, while bronze medals were won by Santiago Sinistro in the 100-meter freestyle SP9 and Daniela Jimenez in the 50-meter freestyle. S10 class.

Table tennis won nine medals. The only gold came from Elias Romero, who became champion in the fifth category and also qualified for the 2023 Paris Paralympics. In addition, Giselle Muñoz (10), Nyla Coel (4-5) and Guillermo Bustamante took silver medals, while Silver medals. Gabriel Coppola (3), Mauro DePergola (5), Alexei Kanyuka (7), Alejandro Pérez (8), and Ethan Skliarsky (9) won bronze.

At the Paralympic Sports Centre, Los Murcielagos confirmed that it was a strong candidate to win the blind football title, and defeated Chile 2-0 with a Maximiliano Espinillo double. Wheelchair basketball had two victories in its bid. The men’s team defeated Venezuela 72-44 (32-17), while the women’s team defeated Peru 58-28 (41-14) in the first match of the second group at the Sports Center Stadium 1.

The women’s goalball team lost 12-2 to Brazil in their debut, while Rodrigo Villamarin (-49kg) debuted at Chimkwe Gymnasium and placed fifth in weightlifting. In addition, the national wheelchair rugby team was defeated by Canada 63-30 and the United States 55-31.