The performance of the Tricolor delegation, which competed in 25 disciplines, allowed it to maintain the seventh position in the international competition, in which 28 countries from the continent participated.
The Ecuadorians accumulated up to this day 15 gold, 14 silver and 22 bronze medals, with a good harvest of six medals the day before, on the penultimate day of competitions, where athletics stood out.
Other successful sports included weightlifting, speed skating, modern pentathlon, field tennis, table tennis, taekwondo, cycling, swimming, squash, wrestling, and triathlon.
Ecuador brought a delegation of 168 athletes to the Cali-Valle 2021 Pan American Games.
As anticipated by the national sports authorities, athletics was the discipline that left the most triumphs with nine gold medals, two silver medals and the same number of bronze.
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