Maximum glory in beach volleyball

The date of October 27, 2023 has gone down in history as one of the most successful in Brazilian beach volleyball. First, Duda and Ana Patrícia beat Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson by 2 sets to 0 (22/20 and 21/18), thus guaranteeing the women’s title. A few hours later, André and George repeated the feat among the men with a moving victory over the Cubans Jorge Alayo and Noslen Díaz by 2 sets to 1 (21/12, 19/21 and 15/13) in the men’s decision . Couldn’t be better.

Rain of medals in boxing

Brazilian boxing was not left out either. This Friday alone, a day with finals in several categories, the country was on the podium nine times. Highlights include gold medals for Bia Ferreira (60 kg), Carol Almeida (50 kg), Jucielen Romeu (57 kg) and Bárbara Santos (66 kg). The day also saw silver medals from Wanderley Pereira (80kg), Tati Chagas (54kg), Keno Marley (92kg), Abner Teixeira (92kg) and Michael Douglas (51kg). Abner and Michael did not compete in their respective finals due to injuries, losing WO decisions.

Victory and 100% basketball

In women’s basketball, Brazil beat Colombia 78 to 57, thus guaranteeing a first phase with 100% success. Already qualified for the semi-finals, the Brazilians will face Argentina. In the match against Colombia, the main Brazilian players were: Érika with 14 points and eight rebounds, Sossô with 13 points, Licinara and Carina with 11 points and, later, Sassá with nine.

Brazil loses unbeaten baseball record

The Brazilian baseball team took the field knowing they would be in the 2023 Pan Final, which is why they spared some athletes from the match against Mexico. The match was nevertheless balanced. Brazil ended up losing 5-1, with a near-perfect sixth set from the Mexicans. As a result, Brazil’s unbeaten record in the competition came to an end. The Brazilians’ opponent in the final will be the Colombian team who beat Panama 2-1 this Friday.

Tatiana Weston-Webb in the final

In surfing, Tatiana Weston-Webb managed to qualify for the final this Friday. The Summit will fight for gold on Monday at 1:30 p.m. The place came with a victory over Costa Rican Leilani McGonagle by 14.10 to 8.33. Previously, the Brazilian had already beaten the Peruvian Daniella Rosas by 12.04 to 10.50. In the SUP category, Brazilian Aline Adisaka also qualified for the final.

Brazil in the tennis final

Luísa Stefani and Laura Pigossi qualified for the doubles final with a victory over Chileans Alexa Guarachi and Fernanda Labraña by 6/2 and 6/3. This Saturday, they face Colombians Maria Fernanda Herazo and Maria Paulina Perez for gold. Among the men, Marcelo Demoliner and Gustavo Heide also made the decision. In the semi-final, they beat the Dominicans Nick Hardt and Roberto Cid 7/6 (7/4) and 6/3.

In the individual tournaments, Laura Pigossi and Thiago Monteiro qualified for their respective semi-finals thanks to victories over Jamie Loeb (United States) and Facundo Bagnis (Argentina). Carolina Meligeni was eliminated by Argentina’s Lourdes Carle.

In canoe slalom, Ana Sátila Vargas and Guilherme Mapelli qualified for the semi-finals of the K1 Cross. Both men came first in their respective qualifying events. In track cycling, Carolina Barbosa lost the bronze medal to American Mandy Marquardt. In the men’s keirin final, João Vitor da Silva finished sixth. In the women’s final in Madison, the Brazilian team finished fourth.

In equestrian eventing, Brazil finished third during this first day of competition in Santiago. Individually, Márcio Jorge is the best Brazilian with 29.8 points. Brazil also won 2-1 against Trinidad and Tobago in field hockey on Friday. In the modern pentathlon, Danilo Fagundes and Gabriel Sasaqui scored 1,098 points and finished in the top 10 in the men’s relay.

Finally, in sports shooting, Cássio de Mello finished seventh in the 3×20 rifle final. Jaison Santin, in turn, finished fifth in the ladder ranking. In the air pistol, Brazil lost the bronze medal to the United States. In the same event, but mixed, Brazil finished fourth in the qualifiers.