The Colombian athlete Juana Rueda reaffirmed her dominance in continental sports shooting by winning the gold medal and retaining her title in the individual Air Pistol event within the framework of the Ayacucho – Lima 2025 Bolivarian Games.

With an exciting performance at the Las Palmas Shooting Range, Rueda was crowned two-time Bolivarian champion, repeating the feat achieved in Valledupar 2022.

The day began early with the qualification round, where the Colombian placed second with a score of 564 after six rounds of shooting, securing her place among the top eight.

The final was a highly demanding event with progressive elimination. Rueda showed mettle and precision, achieving a score of 236.9.

The definition was very close, as the coffee maker surpassed the Peruvian Liz Carrión (232.7) in the final shot, who took the silver. Also local Deysi Jilapa completed the podium with the bronze (210.6).

“It was a very hard-fought medal, a very hard-worked medal. Here is the summary of the work of the entire year,” said Juana Rueda after her victory.

Juana Rueda retains her title! Two-time Bolivarian champion in Air Pistol

Later, the sports shooting delegation added another medal thanks to the men’s Air Rifle team.

The squad made up of Carlos Hernández, Iván López and Pedro Velasco won the bronze medal with a total score of 1831. The gold went to El Salvador (1851) and the silver to Peru (1847).

At an individual level in this modality, Iván López, who qualified eighth, finished his participation in fourth place with 203.3 points.

With these results, the country now has three medals in the discipline, including the silver medal obtained last Sunday by Sebastián Sánchez, Juan Sebastián Rivera and Armando Gómez in the men’s air pistol team competition.

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