Brazil wins four medals at the opening of the Youth Parapan

The Brazilian delegation debuted at the Bogota Youth Parapan 2023, last Saturday (3), with 11 wins in 14 table tennis games. Eight Brazilians started participating and four have already reached the semifinals, guaranteeing medals, as there is no dispute for bronze. YOU ALREADY HAVE A GUARANTEED MEDAL! 🏓Bogotá Youth Parapan 2023 starts this Saturday with four medals for Brazil! male table tennis table tennis classes 1 to 5 (wheelchair users), Lucas Arabian and Carlos Eduardo Moraes from São Paulo won the first two matches and qualified for the semifinals, scheduled for this Sunday afternoon (4). In the women’s bracket for classes 6 to 8, Sophia Kelmer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian flag bearer at the 2023 Parapan de Jovens, and Lethicia Lacerda from Goiás, both from class 8, also reached the semifinals with two successes on Saturday. The first defeated the Guatemalan Anaili Arreola by 3 sets to 0 (partials of 11/5, 11/4 and 11/3) and the Venezuelan Charley Ramírez by 3 sets to 0 (triple 11/2). Already the Goiana passed by the Costa Rican Kristel Morales by 3 sets to 0 (11/1, 11/8 and 11/2) and the Salvadoran Nahomy Ashley Rivera by 3 sets to 0 (triple 11/1). Also on Saturday night, the opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the El Salitre Sports Unit. In addition to Sophia Kelmer, gaucho judoka Marcelo Casanova was also the Brazilian delegation’s flag bearer. Brazil was the third of the 20 delegations to parade on the Salitre athletics track, after Argentina and Aruba. Our flag bearers have been chosen! 🇺🇸💛Sophia Kelmer and Marcelo Casanova will represent Brazil at the opening ceremony of the Parapan American Youth Games in Bogotá! What responsibility and pride! 👊Meet the athletes: https://t.co/5F37KflKIt pic.twitter.com/1e9i8Pb8wq — Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@cpboficial) June 3, 2023 Brazilian Paralympic Committee Vice-President Yohansson Nascimento, Sport Director of Alto Rendimento, Jonas Freire, and the Director of Sports Development, Ramon Pereira, were also present at the venue. Besides them, representatives of the continental committee, the municipality and the Caribbean country were present at the ceremony. This Sunday, in addition to the table tennis semifinals and individual finals, Brazil will debut in wheelchair basketball, judo, goalball and wheelchair tennis.


Agência Brasil