Costa Rica gold at the Central American Games. The women’s team won the championship title after defeating Guatemala 25-15.
Five played five won
Girls coached by Oldemar Quesada Navarro, had an impeccable tournament with 5 victories. In the gold medal match, they overcame the Guatemalans with no surprises by 25-15.
Costa Rican captain, Pamela Badilla Estrada, was the top scorer with 8 goals scored. She also shared the top of the scoring charts with 28 goals in total with Alison Ortega Obando of Nicaragua.
Participants
In the women’s division, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama participated. The competition system was round robin. The ranking was as follows:
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
- El Salvador
- Panama
Teams on the podium of the Central American Games. First place for the Costa Ricans, second place for the local Guatemalans and third place for Nicaragua.
Below we share with you all the results of the five days of competition:
Friday, October 17th
Nicaragua 41-20 El Salvador
Panama 7-52 Guatemala
Saturday, October 18
Panama 4-48 Costa Rica
Guatemala 29-24 Nicaragua
Sunday, October 19
Costa Rica 28-11 El Salvador
Panama 14-49 Nicaragua
Monday, October 20
Costa Rica 24-22 Nicaragua
El Salvador 6-32 Guatemala
Tuesday, October 21
El Salvador 43-25 Panama
Guatemala 15-25 Costa Rica
Relive the title game between Guatemala vs. Costa Rica
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Photos: Central American Games / Lucía Lam
By Loly Coria
