PERU AND USA GET GOLD IN SQUASH AT SANTIAGO 2023

Diego Elías secured another gold medal for Peru at Santiago 2023, while American Olivia Fiechter managed to beat the current squash monarch.

This is Peru’s eighth gold medal and twenty-fourth in the overall Santiago 2023 medal table.

Peru, represented by Diego Elías, beat Colombian Miguel Rodríguez 3-1 to win another gold medal at Santiago 2023, repeating the final and result from Lima 2019. At Toronto 2015, These same protagonists have been the protagonists, but on this occasion the Colombian won.

At these Santiago 2023 Games, Elías defeated Miguel Rodríguez 3-1 in sets of 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, obtaining his second consecutive Pan American Games gold medal and his eighth gold medal. Peru.

“I feel very relaxed after these difficult days and a lot of stress and work. “Happy to revalidate the title obtained in Lima and happy to bring a new medal to Peru,” commented Diego Elías after his victory in the final.

The silver medal was in the hands of the Colombian Miguel Rodríguez, while the bronze medals were obtained by the Mexicans Leonel Cárdenas and César Salazar.

The women’s final was played between United States representatives Olivia Fiechter and Amanda Sobhy, with the former beating her compatriot 3-2 and securing the gold medal for the United States.

The match seemed to be for the world top 5, Amanda Sobhy, as she started with a 2-0 lead, but Olivia, after a strong start to the third set, managed to turn things around, managing to put the match 3- 2 in his favor. , thus winning the gold medal.

“These are my first Pan American Games and I had to train a lot and never give up. “Amanda is a great teammate but above all she is a legend of this sport and to achieve this victory against her is something fantastic,” commented the American after winning gold.

The sets ended 4-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 to give Fiechter the gold medal at her first Pan American Games. With this result Amanda Sobhy loses the opportunity to win her third individual gold medal and become the only squash player to achieve this feat.

The silver medal was won by the historic Amanda Sobhy of the United States, while the bronze medals went to Canadian Hollie Naughton and American Marina Stefanoni.

“Happy for my first medal, it’s my first Pan American Games, so it’s an incredible feeling,” Stefanoni expressed about her first Pan American Games participation.

Written by Marcelo Miranda Silva

SANTIAGO, CHILE – NOVEMBER 01: Diego Elias of Peru plays the ball against Miguel Rodriguez of Colombia during the final of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games at Centro Deportivo de las Raquetas, Estadio Nacional on November 01 in Santiago, Chile. / SANTIAGO, CHILE – NOVEMBER 01: Diego Elias of Peru plays the ball against Miguel Rodriguez of Colombia during the final of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games at Centro Deportivo de las Raquetas, Estadio Nacional on November 01 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Pablo Bigorra/Santiago 2023 via Photosport).