Records are meant to be broken. This is how the young athletes of America understood it, who knew how to shine on the third day of Athletics competitions in ASU2025. In the stadium of this sport, located in the Paraguayan Olympic Park, more medals were awarded after the spectacular events where the Pan-American talent could be seen in different disciplines.
Pole Vault
The Canadian Jennifer Elizarov took the gold with an impressive jump of 4.45 meters high. Her compatriot Heather Abadie took the silver with 4.00 meters and the Brazilian Luana De Moura with the bronze with 3.90 meters.
Hammer Throw
Here, in the final, another Pan-American record was produced, by the Argentine Tomás Olivera who threw the sporting element 70.61 meters and took the gold medal. Jeremiah Nubbe from Canada (silver) and Benjamín Muñoz from Chile (bronze) completed the podium.
Long Jump
In Heptathlon another girl from Canada in first place, Isabella Goudros with 6.17 meters, in second place is Ana Luisa Ferraz from Brazil with 5.82 meters, in third place The Cuban Kellys Madrazo got the mark of 5.82 meters and as an honorable mention to the Paraguayan Ana Paula Argüello who achieved the figure of 5.67 meters.
200M Women’s Semifinal
In the women’s 200-meter competition, the initial series produced the first four qualified for the final: Liranyi Alonso from the Dominican Republic, Laura Martínez from Colombia, La’nica Locker from Antigua and Barbuda, and Alliah Baker from Jamaica.
In the second semifinal, the four fastest were: Keliza Smith from Guyana, Marleth Ospino from Colombia, Emily Martin from Canada, and Marissa Palmer from Jamaica.
200M Men’s Semifinal
As in the women’s event, the finalists in the men’s branch also emerged after the development of the two semifinal series. Jaiden Reid from the Cayman Islands, Ronal Longa from Colombia, Wanyae Belle from the British Virgin Islands, and Sanjay Seymore from Jamaica were the qualifiers from the first group. From the other semifinal heat, José Figueroa from Puerto Rico, Jaleel Croal from the British Virgin Islands, Aragorn Straker from Barbados, and Odaine Crooks from Jamaica advanced.
100M Women’s Hurdles
Jocelyn Echazabal from Cuba was the fastest in this event and took the gold medal after finishing the race in 13.29 seconds. She was followed by Maya Rollins from Barbados (silver) and Lays Silva from Brazil (bronze).
1500M Women’s
Team Mexico achieved another gold medal with the consecration of Dafne Juárez in this discipline. 4:23.58 was the final time of the Aztec who was escorted by her compatriot Sabrina Salcedo (silver medal) and by the Ecuadorian Carmen Alder (bronze).
400M Women
The Canadian Dianna Proctor excelled in this event with a junior Pan-American record and a consequent gold medal. The North American set a time of 51.97 seconds to make the new mark. Silver went to Caitlyn Bobb from Bermuda, and bronze to Shanakaye Anderson from Jamaica.
400M Men
In the men’s branch the same thing happened, gold and a new junior continental record. The winner, and brand new record holder, was Jasauna Dennis from Jamaica who crossed the finish line in 45.56 seconds. Behind him appeared Jaden Marchan from Trinidad and Tobago (silver) and Vinicius Galeno from Brazil (bronze).
400m Women’s Hurdles
Antonia Sánchez from Mexico was the best in this section with gold and a Pan-American record included. The Aztec sprinter finished the race in 55.97 to climb to the first place on the podium. She was accompanied on the rank by Michelle Smith from the Virgin Islands and Daynea Colstock from Jamaica, silver and bronze, respectively.
400m Men’s Hurdles
In the same discipline, but for men, the winner was Tyreece Hyman from Jamaica who secured a gold medal by crossing the finish line in 48.90 seconds. He was followed by the Brazilian Matheus Da Silva and the Jamaican Romario Stewart, who closed the podium.
800m Men’s Semifinal
To end the long day of competitions, the qualifiers for this race in the men’s branch were noted. John O’Reilly from Canada, Amado Amador from Mexico, Marco Tulio Goncalvez from Brazil, Lucas Jara from Chile, Miguel Angel Pantojas from Puerto Rico, Janio Marcos Varjao from Brazil, Klaus Scholz from Chile, and Nirobi Smith from Bermuda. They will fight for the medals tomorrow in the grand final of this discipline.
