Pan American Games, Day 12: Facundo Díaz Acosta won gold in tennis and Argentina won six more medals

The Argentinian won the final of the Pan American Games and climbed to the top of the podium.

THE Pan American Games 2023 They offered a Sunday with many medals to the Argentine delegation in Santiago de Chile. Julia Riera received this morning bronze medal in tennis against the Canadian Rebecca Marino. The score was 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1, for a match that will never be forgotten. Later, Lourdes Carlé won silver by losing 6-2 and 6-3 with the Brazilian Laura Pigossi and Facundo Diaz Acosta He beat Chilean Tomás Barrios 6-3 and 7-6 and won the third gold medal for Argentina at the Pan American Games.

Furthermore, Claw She advanced to the women's handball final and lost 30-18 to Brazil and, although she failed to secure a ticket to the Olympics, she won the silver medal. The team formed by Eduardo Dad Gallardo had just beaten Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Chile and Canada in series.

On another side, Lions they beat 22-0 Peru to close its participation in Group A. The Argentine field hockey team had just beaten Mexico 10-1 in its debut and beat Chile 3-1 in its second presentation. With this victory at the Sports Center, the team achieved an ideal score and kept morale up while waiting for the semi-finals next Wednesday.

The women's basketball team won the bronze medal against Cuba (Photo: CAB)

Franco Ivo Cassini in the 10 kilometer Open Water test and Eduardo Sepúlveda In road cycling, they celebrated silver medals for second places in their respective disciplines. In the afternoon, Women's basketball team beat Cuba 75-66 in the match for third place to confirm his presence on the podium.

Open waters

Women's 10km – Cecilia Biagoli finished fourth and Candela Giordano seventh.

Men's 10 km – Franco Ivo Cassini finished second and won the silver medal. Joaquín Moreno Muñoz finished fifth.

Road cycling

Women's Final – Maribel Aguirre Mangue finished 23rd and Irma Cristina Greve did not finish the event.

Men's final – Eduardo Sepúlveda finished second and won the silver medal. Lautaro Rosas finished 10th, Tomás Contte 15th and Rubén Ramos 20th.

Basketball

Bronze match – Argentina 75-66 Cuba

Women's handball

Final – Argentina 18 vs. Brazil 30

Tennis

Women's singles – Julia Riera won the bronze medal by beating Canadian Rebecca Marino 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Women's Singles – Final – Lourdes Carlé won the silver medal, losing 6-2 and 6-3 against Brazilian Laura Pigossi.

Men's Singles – Final – Facundo Díaz Acosta defeated Chile's Tomás Barrios 6-3, 7-6 and won the third gold medal for Argentina at the Pan American Games.

Athletics

Men – Juan Manuel Cano finished 12th

Slalom canoe

Semi-finals – Men C1 – Sebastián Rossi finished fourth.

Semi-finals – C1 Women – Nerea Castiglione finishes fourth.

Semifinals – Men K1 – Lucas Rossi finished seventh and did not qualify for the final.

Semifinals – Women K1 – María Luz Cassini finished seventh and did not qualify for the final.

Semifinals – Men Kayak Cross K1 – Matías Contreras came third and did not go to the final.

Semifinals – Women Kayak Cross K1 – María Luz Cassini finished second and advanced to the final.

Final – Women Kayak Cross K1 – María Luz Cassini finished fourth and could not get a medal.

Field hockey

Group A – Men – Argentina 22-0 Peru

Judo

Men – Round of 16 – Matteo Etchechury lost to Brazilian Cargnin Borges.

70kg – Women – Victoria Delvecchio lost to the Cuban Gómez Feria in the quarter-finals and to the Brazilian Luana Olivera de Carvalho in the repechage.

Table tennis

Women's Doubles – Round of 16 – Candela Molero and Camila Argüelles lost 4-3 with Mabelyn Enriquez and Lucia Cordero -Guatemala-

Mixed Doubles – Round of 16 – Horacio Cifuentes and Camila Argüelles beat Santiago Montes and Maria Perdomo 4-0 -Colombia-

Mixed Doubles – Quarter-finals – Horacio Cifuentes and Camila Argüelles lost 4-3 with Daniela Fonseca and Jorge Campos -Cuba-

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