Peru finishes with 53 medals at the XXVII South American School Games 2023

The Peruvian delegation won 53 medals at the XXVII South American School Games 2023, which was held in Santiago de Chile from December 4 to 8, and to which it traveled with the support of the Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD).

In this way, he surpassed his participation last year in Asunción, where he won 47 medals. On this occasion, Team Peru won 10 gold medals, 13 silver and 30 bronze medals, placing it in fifth place in the overall medal table.

The discipline that gave us the most victories was chess, which won 5 gold medals, followed by athletics with 4 and table tennis with one gold.

For this contest, the national team presented a delegation made up of 158 athletes and 6 Para-athletes.

Delegations from Argentina, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela also participated, in nine conventional disciplines (chess, athletics, basketball, handball, futsal, volleyball, swimming, table tennis, judo ) and in athletics for intellectual disabilities.

The South American School Games constitute the maximum international school sports event organized by the South American Sports Council (CONSUDE); and are intended for students who attend secondary educational institutions, with the premise of contributing to sports, cultural and exchange development among young people from the participating nations.

10 GOLD MEDALS FROM PERU IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN SCHOOL GAMES 2023

1.- Mariana Saldivar – Athletics (high jump)

2.- Mireya Sanchez – Chess

3.- Yamil Reyes – Chess

4.- Adrian Abad – Chess

5.- Ramalia Vizcarra – Chess

6.- Team – Chess

7.- Santiago Uribe and Esteban Camacho – Table tennis (men’s teams)

8.- Junior Suarez – Athletics (hammer throw)

9.- Rocío Andía – Athletics (3,000 meters race walking)

10.- Aynara Rengel – Athletics (hammer throw).