Colombia has consolidated its dominance in the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho – Lima 2025, reaching this Wednesday, November 26, the impressive number of 49 gold medals, achieving a significant takeoff in the general medal table.
The day was particularly successful, with multiple gold medals in key disciplines such as archery, swimming, BMX Racing, squash, speed canoeing and fencing, demonstrating the extensive preparation and high competitive level of the national delegation in Peru.
Swimming closed its participation with a flourish at the Videna Aquatic Center, adding three new gold medals thanks to the outstanding performances of Samantha Baños, Frank Solano and the 4×100 meter mixed combined relay team.
With these triumphs, Colombia finished swimming in an outstanding manner, accumulating a total of 14 golds, 19 silvers and eight bronzes.
In archery, the country also demonstrated its accuracy in the compound bow, with Alejandra Usquiano, Mariana Rodríguez, Juliana Gallego and Pablo Gómez rising to the top of the podium, contributing with three golds, two silvers and one bronze before the recurve finals.
BMX Racing vibrated with the emotion of the triumphs of Juan José Velásquez and Valentina Muñoz, who, together with Sharid Fayad’s silver medal, ensured an outstanding culmination at the Costa Verde Pan American Complex.
Furthermore, the beginning of speed canoeing on La Arenilla beach in Callao was equally fruitful, providing two golds and one silver.
The victories came thanks to the pairs of Alejandro Rodríguez and Daniel Pacheco (C2 200 meters) and Diexe Molina together with Mónica Hincapié (K2 200 meters), strengthening the country’s leadership.
Record and Heart! Colombia takes over the Games and already has 49 victories
Squash joined the list of successes with the ‘Tricolor’ shining in the doubles category. Ronald Palomino and María Tovar were crowned champions in the mixed, as were Laura Tovar and Lucía Bautista in the women’s, while Andrés Herrera and Édgar Ramírez achieved bronze in the men’s doubles.
For its part, national fencing added three more medals, with a silver and a bronze in women’s saber (María Blanco and Valentina Rojas, respectively) and an additional bronze for Miguel Grajales in men’s foil, consolidating Colombian superiority in various sporting arenas.
The day also saw important contributions in sports shooting, where Pedro Andrés Velasco, Carlos Hernández and Iván Camilo López obtained a silver medal in the 3-position 50 m Rifle team event.
National badminton, although it secured two bronze medals in mixed doubles and women’s doubles, keeps expectations alive with Juliana Giraldo, who will compete in the individual final this Thursday.
With high morale and the medal table constantly growing, the Colombian delegation has a comfortable advantage as the final phase of the 2025 Bolivarian Games approaches.
Medals of Colombia – Wednesday, November 26
OROS
squash
Mixed Doubles: María Tovar – Ronald Palomino
Women’s Doubles: Laura Tovar – Lucía Bautista
Archery – Composite
Women’s Teams: Alejandra Usquiano – Juliana Gallego – Mariana Rodríguez
Mixed Teams: Alejandra Usquiano – Pablo Gómez
Women’s Singles – Mariana Rodríguez
Cycling BMX Racing
Racing Women – Valentina Muñoz
Racing Men – Juan José Velásquez
Boating Speed
C2 – 200 m Men – Rodríguez / Pacheco
K2 – 200 m Women – Molina – Hincapié
Swimming Racing
Women’s 200 m Butterfly – Samantha Baños
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Frank Solano
4×100 m Mixed Combined: (J. Pistelli – J. Murillo – D. Arias – I. Bedoya)
SILVER
Sports Shooting
Rifle 3 positions 50 m – Men’s Teams: Pedro A. Velasco – Carlos Hernández – Iván Camilo López
Archery – Composite
Men’s Teams: Sebastián Arenas – Daniel Muñoz – Pablo Gómez
Women’s Singles – Alejandra Usquiano
Cycling BMX Racing
Racing Women – Sharid Fayad Mercado
Boating Speed
K4 – 200 m Women: (Muñoz – Hincapié – Scalia – Rodríguez)
Fencing
Individual Saber Women – María Blanco
Swimming Racing
Men’s 200m Butterfly – David Arias
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Sirena Rowe
Women’s 400m Freestyle – Tiffany Murillo
Men’s 400 m Freestyle – Sebastián Camacho
BRONZES
squash
Men’s Doubles: Andrés Herrera – Edgar Ramírez
Fencing
Women’s Individual Saber – Valentina Beltrán Rojas
Men’s Individual Foil – Miguel Grajales
Archery – Composite
Men’s Singles – Daniel Muñoz
Swimming Racing
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Isabella Bedoya
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