2024-03-18 16:19:38
The National poomsae taekwondo team won 8 medals and 2 trophies in the President’s Cup PATU which was held in Costa Rica, where Guatemala showed its leadership in the area.
The national team shone in the international championship where Guatemala finished as the second best participating country. Below we will tell you how the medals. What a chilero!
President’s Cup PATU 2024: Guatemala won 8 medals and 2 trophies
He national team participated in the international championship held in Costa Rica, from March 14 to 17, 2024, where representatives in the specialty of poomsae they shone with an important medal harvest.
Among the most winners is was Alejandra Higueroswho won a medal oroone of plata and the trophy to the best participant of the championship.
Who won medals at the 2024 President’s Cup?
Guatemala was awarded 8 medals distributed like this: 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze. In addition to the two trophies, one individual and one as a delegation.
This is how the medals were achieved:
- Alejandra Higueros: gold medal in traditional Poomsae, silver in individual freestyle and recognition for the best athlete of the event.
- Lucia Icuté: silver medal in pair freestyle and bronze in individual freestyle
- Geovanny Morales: silver medal for freestyle couple and bronze in individual freestyle
- Analy Jayes: bronze medal in junior individual freestyle
- Francisco Melendez: Bronze medal in Junior individual freestyle
Read also: Alejandra Higueros was recognized as the best exponent of poomsae on the continent 2023
Who won as a team in the 2024 President Cup?
He best team in the championship was the United States, which demonstrated great superiority in the area, while the second place It was for Guatemala and the third for Ecuador.
With this trophy the national team He returned to the country with an important harvest, which fills us with pride as a country.
It is an emotion and joy that Guatemala has managed to shine in this international championship and compete with great exponents.
The other results of Guatemala in Costa Rica
According to the National Taekwondo Federationthe athletes who received special mention were: Astrid Hernandezwho finished in 8th place in traditional couple; Dany Coy and Yorleni Urizar who took 7th place as a traditional couple.
While Alberto Aguilar and Erika Hernández who placed in 8th place also in a traditional couple. What a chilero!
What’s coming for the Guatemalan Taekwondo teams?
The year will feature several international tournaments. The delegation of poomsae Now he will prepare for his participation in the Dominican Republic Open.
While the combat team in April will also participate in Dominican Republic in it qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Why is poomsae not Olympic?
The poomsae specialty has been widely accepted in the world and in Guatemala it has given many satisfactions such as its recent participation in the President’s Cup PATU.
However, this specialty is not yet considered Olympic, and although it is already accepted in world championships and the Panamerican Gamesit is expected that the discipline will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Gameswhere Guatemala hopes to be present.
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