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The Peruvian team did not win medals on the second day of the Judo Panamerican Championships Seniors; however, the event leaves a pleasant impression in terms of the organization. For the athletes and coaches from 29 countries of the Americas, the Lima 2019 firsttest event is a success.
The best judokas in the region are fighting at the Sports Center 1 at the VIDENA, so they are used to a very high level of organization, such as the Olympic Games and Europe or Asia World Cups. Therefore, the approval of highly notable judokas is remarkable.
Argentinian Paula Pareto, Rio 2016 Olympic champion, felt welcome in our country. "We always feel good in Peru, but we feel better this time because they worked hard to give us great comforts to compete in the best way. Lima has succeeded in this test event", she stated.
In turn, the current Pan American championship, Ecuadorian Lenin Preciado was amazed. "The organization of this tournament has been excellent. Im very sure that you'll do very well for the Pan American Games. It motivates me to fight again in this great stage to get another gold in Lima", he said.
Brazilian Daniel Cargnin and Larissa Pimenta, gold medalists in this tournament, agreed that Lima is ready for the Pan American Games. "We loved the attention, from the food to the services before fighting in the tatami. Everything is becoming very attractive to receive the athletes competing again for the Games," they said.
FINAL STAGE OF THE TOURNAMENT
The championship that will be held until Sunday is free for everyone and will gather judokas from Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Guatemala, Canada, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Haiti, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico, Aruba, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Curacao, Bahamas, Uruguay, El Salvador and Barbados.
On the second day, two of our representatives could not get the bronze medal: Alonso Wong (-73 kg category) and Xsara Morales (-70 kg). Yuta Galarreta, Daryl Yamamoto (-90 kg), José Luis Arroyo (-100 kg), Camila Figueroa (-78 kg) and José Cuevas (+100 kg) will participate on the final day.
FREE ENTRANCE
The Judo Panamerican Championships Seniors is the most important tournament of this sport in this region. Therefore, in order to promote it widely, access to the Sports Center 1 at the VIDENA is free. People who want to enjoy the fights of these great world athletes should request their free passes at gate 1 of the venue in Avenida del Aire.
