The Brazilian team of parataekwondo became vice-champion of the first open Pan-American championship of the modality. The green and yellow athletes won 14 medals in the tournament that took place this Friday (15), at Arena Carioca 1, in Rio de Janeiro. The overall title went to Mexico, who had four gold medals. The national campaign was two gold medals, five silver and seven bronze.
Nathan Torquato and Fabrício Marques took the highest place on the podium in their respective categories (63kg and 58kg); Joel Gomes (80 kg), Pedro Paulo Neves (+80 kg), Teresinha Santos (47 kg), Cristhiane Nascimento (52 kg) and Debora Menezes (60 kg) took silver and bronze came with Bruno Rodrigues and Carlos Geraldo Coelho (70 kg), Lucas Vicente (+ 80 kg), Miriam Pio (47 kg), Maria Eduarda Machado (52 kg), Leylianne Santos (65 kg) and Camila Macedo (65 kg).
Very cool to closely follow the Brazilian participation in the Taekwondo Pan, at Arena Carioca 1, this Friday, here in Rio. In the video, the exciting outcome of Fabrício Marques’ fight, which won another gold for Brazil.@cbtkd @cpboficial @worldtaekwondo pic.twitter.com/F2qa0W7fos
— Mizael Conrado (@Mizaelconrado) April 15, 2022
