Brazil earned a total of 23 medals on the second day of competition at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. To date, the country ranks fourth in the medal standings, accumulating a total of 24 achievements, including 5 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals.

The Brazilian team is behind the United States (with 26 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze), Mexico (with 11 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze) and Canada (with 9 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze). Colombia (3 gold medals, 5 silver and 6 bronze) completes the top 5.

During the first two days of competition, Brazil ensured a presence on the podium in several sports. Sunday October 22, swimming continued to stand out by achieving a total of five podiums. Maria Fernanda Costa won silver in the women’s 200m freestyle, while among the men, Murilo Sartori won the bronze medal. Vinicius Lanza earned another silver in the 100m butterfly and Alexia Tavares took bronze in the 200m backstroke.

Additionally, Brazil won an unprecedented gold medal in the 4x100m mixed relay, with particular emphasis on Stephanie Balduccini. The swimmer faced a nearly half-second disadvantage to American Amy Fulmer, but pulled off a dramatic turnaround in the final 50 meters, winning gold and helping set a new Pan American record for the race, with a time of 3min23s78. .

The Brazilian gymnastics team, consisting of Carolynne Pedro, Flavia Saraiva, Jade Barbosa, Júlia Soares and Rebeca Andrade, accumulated a total of 161,564 points, taking second place at the Pan American Games. They were behind the United States, who scored 165,196 points, while Canada took third place with 154,230 points. On Saturday October 21, the men’s gymnastics team won the bronze medal.

Brazil had reason to celebrate when it came to skateboarding, a sport that made its debut at the Pan American Games. The country won five medals in four events. This Sunday, Raicca Ventura and Augusto Akio represented Brazil in the Park category and both won silver medals. On Saturday, Rayssa Leal and Lucas Rabelo won gold in the street category, and there was a double for the women, with Pâmela Rosa taking silver.

In taekwondo, Maria Clara Pacheco qualified for the final in the under 57 kg category, but ended up losing to Canadian Skylar Park and winning the silver medal. In men’s taekwondo, Lucas Ostapiv beat Nicaraguan David Chamorro in the bronze medal match.

However, the Brazilian 3×3 basketball team could not progress further in the competitions. In the men’s tournament, Brazil lost to Trinidad and Tobago in the quarterfinals with a score of 20 x 19. In the women’s tournament, the Brazilian team was also eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing to Chile 18×14.