Under a radiant sun, athletes full of dreams and talent, and a crowd that did not disappoint, this April 22 the athletics track at Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez Stadium hosted this discipline at the IV South American Youth Games Panama 2026.
On this first day of athletics at the Irving Saladino Sports City, the medal table in this discipline is led by Ecuador with 2 gold medals and 2 silver, totaling 4 medals; Brazil with 1 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze for a total of 6 medals; and in the top 3, Argentina with 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.
On this occasion, Guyana added its second bronze medal, with Ebo McNeil in the men’s 1500m.
Medal standings – Men’s 1500m:
Gold: Thiago Goyzueta – Peru
Silver: Leymar Baño Pacheco – Ecuador
Bronze: Ebo McNeil – Guyana
Men’s Hammer Throw:
Gold: Patry Valdez Arroyo – Ecuador
Silver: Jose Escobar de Almeida – Brazil
Bronze: Abilio Gomes Barbosa – Brazil
Men’s Long Jump:
Gold: Pedro Olmos – Argentina
Silver: Joao de Souza – Brazil
Bronze: Nicolás Seydewitz Holmes – Chile
Women’s 1500m:
Gold: Valentina Cancino Troncoso – Chile
Silver: Zoe Gorski – Argentina
Bronze: Nicole Herdy Faria – Brazil
Women’s Hammer Throw:
Gold: María Alves da Fonseca – Brazil
Silver: Ashly Hinestroza Cuero – Colombia
Bronze: Juana Marino – Argentina
Women’s High Jump:
Gold: Jeraldine Pata Reasco – Ecuador
Silver: María Francez Belmonte – Brazil
Bronze: María Montes Undurraga – Chile
Mixed 4 × 400m Relay
Gold: Colombia – Sergio Rojas Escudero, Laura Alcala Martinez, José Valencia Rendon, Michel Gomes Barrios
Silver: Ecuador – Donny Morquecho Crow, Tatiana Díaz López, Mateo Méndez Ledesma, Daniela Castro Quisnancela
Bronce: Venezuela – Jesús Álvarez Venales, Dilany Melo Criado, Richard Peña Carrillo, Waleska Ortiz Guzmán
Day 2 of athletics continues this Thursday, April 23, starting at 8:30 a.m. with the Men’s 5000m Race Walk final at the Rommel Fernández Stadium. At the High Performance Center – Athletics Track, the Men’s Discus Throw event will take place at 9:00 a.m.
The competitions will run until 11:10 a.m. (Panama time)
