John Paul Matthewsrepresentative of male skateboarding, was the first Argentine athlete to compete in the 12mos. South American Games (ODESUR) that began this Saturday in the city of Asunción, capital of Paraguay.
The young man from the city of Avellaneda appeared at the Skatepark of the Olympic Park in the Paraguayan capital and recorded a production of 259.32 points.
Thus, Mateos placed seventh and secured a place in tomorrow’s final. On the other hand, the also Argentine Mauro Iglesias, second in the qualifier held in Rome last July on the way to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, could not finish the round and was disqualified.
The Peruvian Angelo Caro Narváez obtained the first place, with 301, 32 units; escorted by the Brazilian Joao Alves Miranda (290, 98) and the Colombian Jhan Carlos González Ortiz (288.99).
Among the ladies, the porteña Maira Erika Alfonso (21 years old) also made it to tomorrow’s final, after finishing seventh with a time of 63.32.
On the other hand, Ailín Arzúa, a native of Vicente López, was left out, registering a cumulative score of 54.99 and finishing tenth among the twelve competitors who started.
The Brazilian Gabriela Mazetto was the best classified, with a score of 141.33.
