Summary of Quebec performances at the Pan American Games in Santiago.
Judo
The judo competitions began on Saturday at the Pan American Games in Santiago and a Quebecer has already reached the podium in his category. Julien Frascadore won the silver medal in the under 66 kg category following a defeat against Venezuelan Willis Alberto Garcia Estrada in the grand final.
Frascadore started the tournament with an ippon victory in overtime against Mexican Robin Sergio Jara Arana. A similar scenario occurred later, as he continued his journey with the upper hand over the Ecuadorian Lenin Preciado, who was penalized a third time in overtime. The Quebecer subsequently took advantage of the three shidos awarded to the Peruvian Juan Postigos to advance to the final.
“It’s not the result I wanted, especially after winning the Pan American Championships. I’m disappointed with the way the final ended, he said. I had some big challenges throughout the day that I was able to overcome. It’s certain that losing in the final leaves a bit of a bitter taste. »
“Looking back, I think I will be proud of this medal. I think I had a good day. »
Handball
Canadian handball players lost 26-20 against the representatives of Cuba on Saturday, in their first classification match.
The Cubans took a 13-6 lead in the first half. The second half of the match was closer and the Canadians had a 14-13 advantage, which was not enough to win.
“It’s a disappointment for us. We had bigger goals for this tournament, commented goalkeeper Vassilia Gagnon. I still believe that we had the potential to do better. Every time, we fight until the end. At least we demonstrate our combativeness, an important character trait of our team. »
The Canadian team faced the Cuban team and won a few months ago at the NORCA tournament played in Greenland. She hoped to repeat history at the Pan American Games.
“We had played the game of our lives and we managed to win. They took us by surprise today (Saturday) and we woke up a little too late in the match,” said Gagnon, captain of the team.
This is a fourth defeat in as many matches for coach Nathalie Brochu’s squad. She will play for seventh place on Sunday against Uruguay.
Equestrian sports
Colleen Loach and her Fe Golden Eye mount took the 11e ranked in cross country due to a score of 41.8.
In the team rankings, Loach and his teammates Linday Traisnel, Karl Slezak and Michael Winter are in third place with a cumulative score of 105.2. The Americans (86.2) and Brazilians (101.5) are still ahead of them.
The ultimate aerials event will be presented on Sunday.