Santiago de Chile, October 21 (EFE).- Canada, Chile and Brazil shared the medals this Saturday in the women's Olympic cross-country event of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, held at the Sports Club from the Catholic University.

Curiously, it is the same podium that happened today in the men's category and with an additional fact: the Chilean silver medalist Catalina Vidaurre is the sister of Martín, who also won the same metal a few hours before at men.

Canadian Jennifer Jackson won gold with a time of 1 hour, 20 minutes and 35 seconds; followed by the Chilean Vidaurre with a time of 1h23:20 and the Brazilian Raiza Goulao Henrique with a time of 1h24:57.

Argentina's Agustina Apaza took fourth place with a time of 1:25:51, Brazil's Karen Fernandes was fifth with 1:27:00 and Colombia's Ana María Roa was sixth with 1:29:03.

In addition, Costa Rican Adriana Rojas (1h31:30) and Colombian Gloria Garzón (1h31:35) took eighth and ninth places in the competition.

Six other cyclists did not finish the race and the Mexican Daniela Campuzano, gold medalist in Lima 2019, had to abandon on the fourth lap because during the reconnaissance of the track she suffered a spectacular fall from which she did not recover. could not recover.

Santiago de Chile, October 21 (EFE).- Mexican mountain biker Daniela Campuzano, who was the favorite to win gold this Saturday in cross-country mountain biking, announced in tears her retirement from the sport and will not finish the Olympic cycle before Paris 2024. .

Campuzano arrived at Santiago 2023 looking for the double title in today's event, having won the title in the Lima 2019 edition.

But fate played a trick on him during the trail reconnaissance.

There he suffered a spectacular fall and despite the swelling of the face, the scratched arms and the discomfort in the right knee, Campuzano tried to compete but the physical pain prevented him from continuing on the circuit and he had to give up at the fourth round.

In tears at not continuing the competition and not being able to revalidate the title obtained in 2019, the 36-year-old Mexican athlete also announced her retirement and said she would devote herself to personal projects.

“It was difficult with everything and the fall, I was looking forward to having a good race, but I didn't have any legs when the competition started. This is the second race I've given up, it's part of the sport. It was my last race and I wouldn't have liked it to end like that, but other things will come for me,” said a very emotional Campuzano.

Daniela leaves but leaves behind achievements such as Pan American gold in Lima 2019, gold in the 2014 Pan American Mountain Bike Championship, title in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, in addition to being a bearer flag of the Mexican delegation to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.