The Chilean women’s Table Tennis team, made up of Daniela Ortega, Tania Zeng, Judith Morales and Paulina Vega, who kinesiologist from the U. Andrés Belloachieved an unprecedented second place in the Pan American specialty, held in El Salvador.
Heading to the final, the ladies beat the Dominican Republic 3-0, repeating the same score in the quarterfinal series against Ecuador and in the semifinals against the United States.
The definition for the gold medal was against Cuba, in a series where the Chileans fell 1-3 on aggregate.
Another national medal came in the women’s doubles competition, which was achieved by the duo of Paulina Vega and Daniela Ortega, who won the silver medal.
The Chileans reached the final, where they fell 0-3 (11-13, 9-11, 6-11) against the strong Brazilian duo formed by Giulia Takahashi and Laura Watanabe.
The fourth Chilean medal in the Pan American Championship was achieved in the mixed doubles event with the pair of Nicolás Burgos and Paulina Vega, who obtained bronze.
Ultimately, the alumni UNAB He added two silver medals and one bronze. “The balance of the tournament was very positive. We improved the Pan American in Chile and now we’re going to rest because it has been a super long and exhausting tournament. Let’s think about what’s coming, which is the selections in December and in November playing in the league in Europe,” the athlete commented to UNAB News.
