Santiago 2023: Mayan and Catherine Oliver confirm their domination of modern pentathlon

Mexico He once again climbed to the highest step of the podium this Thursday with the gold medal in the women’s modern pentathlon relay to have access to four gold medals in this sport in the XIX Pan American Games Santiago 2023contested competition in the Military school of the Chilean capital.

The Mexican couple made up of sisters Maya and Catherine Oliverwho had already won orro and silver in the women’s individual category, They dominated three of the four tests for a total of 1,283 pointss, only swimming escaped them.

The team of Independent athletes, with the Guatemalans Paula Valencia and Sophia Hernandez, They created a surprise by winning the silver medal after adding 1,219 units. Bronze remained in the hands of the Canadians Kelly Fitzsimmons and Devan Wiebe with 1,155 points.

Mexico had already reached the gold medals in the pentathlon for the men’s and women’s categories and mixed relay.

With the test of the men’s relay will finish the modern pentathlon this Fridaywho has already reserved places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to the Mexicans Emiliano HernΓ‘ndez and Mayan Oliver, in the male and female categories respectively.

(With information from EFE)

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