Colombia has taken the lead in the medal table of the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho – Lima 2025 after a spectacular second day of competitions.

This achievement, following activity in key disciplines such as weightlifting, BMX Freestyle, swimming, squash, shooting sports, fencing, E-Sports and wrestling.

Thus, the national delegation accumulates a total of 27 gold medals, consolidating itself at the top of the Bolivarian competitions.

Weightlifting was a fundamental pillar in the climb to leadership, contributing eight golds, three silvers and one bronze. The Olympic medalists Yeison López and Mari Leivis Sánchez, along with Yenny Sinisterra and Julieth Rodríguez, were proclaimed absolute Bolivarian champions.

In BMX Freestyle, the day was also outstanding: Queen Saray Villegas and Luis Rincón won the champion titles, adding silver to Sebastián Cuéllar and bronze to Lizsurley Villegas to close the participation in this discipline.

The Aquatic Center pool was dyed tricolor thanks to a fruitful day of swimming, which added four golds, five silvers and three bronzes. The gold went to Anthony Rincón, Laura Melo, Jasmin Pistelli, and the two $4\times100$ meter combined relays.

For his part, Olympic fencer John Édison Rodríguez (Rio 2016 and Paris 2024) shone by winning the gold medal in the men’s individual epee category.

Tricolor gold! Colombia leads the Bolivarian Games

Colombian marksmanship was felt in sports shooting, where Juana Rueda revalidated her Bolivarian title in air pistol. In squash, Laura Tovar won gold in singles, while Lucía Bautista and Ronald Palomino won silver.

E-Sports said goodbye to the Games with a silver medal in Dota2 (with the team composed of Andrés Robayo, Juan David Sandoval, Nicolás Aldana, Leonardo Arturo Sáenz and Juan David Quintero) and a bronze in eFootball by Ángel Felipe García.

In wrestling, Colombia added three bronzes thanks to Andrea González (57 kg.), Katherine Rentería (62 kg.) and Tatiana Rentería (76 kg.), raising the total for the discipline to six medals (one gold, two silver and three bronze).

Meanwhile, in archery, several athletes such as Jorge Enríquez, Santiago Arcila, Isabella Forero and María Sepúlveda (recurve), along with Daniel Muñoz, Pablo Gómez, Alejandra Usquiano and Mariana Rodríguez (compound), advanced to the semifinals.

Finally, in sailing, Simón Gómez is partially in second place in sunfish and Andrey Quintero is third in Ilca 7 after the first races.

Medals of Colombia – Monday, November 24

Golds

Cycling – BMX Freestyle
Queen Saray Villegas – Park Women
Luis Rincón – Park Men

Sports Shooting

Juana Rueda – 10 m Air Pistol (Female Individual)

Weightlifting

Yeison López – 88 kg Men, Snatch
Yenny Sinisterra – 63 kg Female, Snatch
Julieth Rodríguez – 69 kg Women, Snatch
Yeison López – Men’s 88 kg, Clean and Jerk (RP)
Yenny Sinisterra – Women’s 63 kg, Clean & Jerk
Julieth Rodríguez – Women’s 69 kg, Clean & Jerk
Mari Leivis Sánchez – 77 kg Women, Snatch
Mari Leivis Sánchez – Women’s 77 kg, Clean & Jerk

Fencing

John Rodríguez – Men’s Individual Sword

Swimming – Racing

Laura Melo – Women’s 400m Medley
Jasmin Pistelli – Women’s 100m Backstroke
Anthony Rincón – Men’s 100m Backstroke (RJB)
Colombia – Women’s 4×100 Combined Relay
Colombia – Men’s 4×100 Combined Relay

squash

Laura Viviana Tovar – Women’s Singles

Silver

Cycling – BMX Freestyle
Sebastián Cuéllar – Park Men

Weightlifting

Juan Camilo Martínez – 79 kg Male, Snatch
Juan Camilo Martínez – 79 kg Men, Clean and Jerk
Luis Miguel Quiñones – 94 kg Men, Clean and Jerk

Swimming – Racing

Tiffany Murillo – Women’s 200m Freestyle
Sebastián Camacho – 200 m Freestyle Men

squash

Lucía Bautista – Women’s Singles
Ronald Palomino – Men’s Singles

E-sports

Colombia – Dota 2 Men’s Teams

Bronzes

Cycling – BMX Freestyle
Lizsurley Villegas – Park Women

Sports Shooting

Colombia – 10 m Air Rifle Equipment (1831)

Weightlifting

Luis Miguel Quiñones – 94 kg Men, Snatch

Swimming – Racing

Mariana Cabezas – Women’s 400 m Medley
Santiago Arteaga – 200 m Freestyle Men
Frank Solano – Men’s 50m Butterfly

Women’s Wrestling

Katherine Renteria – 62 kg
Tatiana Renteria – 76 kg
Andrea González – 57 kg

E-sports

Ángel Felipe García – Men’s Individual E-Football

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