Six gold medals for Colombia on day 2

Speed

28 August 2023

Colombia demonstrated to be the best in the second day of the Inline Skating World Championships, clinching victory and outperforming their competition with an impressive tally of 6 titles out of the 8 up for grabs.

Throughout the day the qualifying rounds for the 500mt and 1000mt took the stage.

The Junior category raced their hearts out in the 500mt event. Meanwhile, the senior category brought its own set of thrills in the 1000mt races.

The intensity of the races was an all-time high and the combination of incredible overtakes and crazy speeds turned each race into a spectacle of athleticism and strategy.

RESULTS:

500mt

JUNIOR WOMEN

🥇 VASQUEZ KIARA, COL – 45.638

🥈SORCIONOVO ALICE, ITA – 45.697

🥉HENRIQUES FRANCISCA, POR – 45.854

JUNIOR MEN

🥇BARRIOS NICOLAS, COL – 43.745

🥈LI MING CHAN, TPE – 43.851

🥉DE ANGELIS LEONARDO, ITA – 43.924

1000mt

SENIOR WOMEN

🥇CASTRO KOLLIN, COL – 1.31.952

🥈DUPUY MARIE, FRA – 1.32.547

🥉OCAMPO MONSERRAT, MEX – 1.33.431

SENIOR MEN

🥇SWINGS BART, BEL – 1.24.189

🥈RAMIREZ HUGO, CHI – 1.24.305

🥉MARSILI DUCCIO, ITA – 1.24.331

In the evening was up to the Juniors to race the elimination race and up to the Seniors to race the points/elimination.

In Junior women Team Colombia raced very smart and powerful, even though the European skaters gave them a hard time battling to finish in front of them.

In the men category, the decisive moments of the race came in the final laps as the level of all the skaters was really high and the French skater Quentin Poujol has been the strongest of them all.

In Senior women, teamwork reaches astounding heights. Fabriana Arias and Johana Viveros from Colombia strategically earned points and managed their positions with a clear understanding of the overall goal.

The Senior men's division brought a spectacle like no other. From the very beginning, the electrifying duel between Swings and Mantilla ignited powerful emotions and the breakaway of Martin Ferrie allowed him to finish second one point behind the Colombian who secured his victory just at the last lap.

RESULTS:

10000 elimination

JUNIOR WOMEN

🥇 GIRALDO VASQUEZ YICEL CAMILA, COL

🥈 PLOUHINEC AUBANE, FRA

🥉 VIVAS MENDOZA MARIA PAULA, COL

JUNIOR MEN

🥇 POUJOL QUENTIN, FRA

🥈 PISCIOTTI CARLOS, COL

🥉 JÍLEK METODEJ, CZE

10000 points/elimination

SENIOR WOMEN