Medellin awards quota places to first Junior Pan American Games
Nicholas D’Amour of the US Virgin Islands was among the 50-plus archers to win quota places for the inaugural Junior Pan American Games during the qualifier at the world-ranking event in Medellin.
“I’m glad that I was able to come here and that I was able to do my job and get the quota place,” he said, though it wasn’t smooth sailing. “During the round where I had to qualify… I was 2-0 down. After my second arrow of my second round, my bottom limb broke, so I had to run off the line and grab my backup bow.”
D’Amour won that second set, won that match – and eventually won the recurve men’s under-18 secondary qualification tournament.
“I was able to push through those challenges… and win that quota place for Cali,” he finished.
Guatemala’s Nancy Enriquez, Costa Rica’s Brandon Gonzalez and Ismarlyn Ramos of the Dominican Republic topped the other categories in the individual qualifiers. Archers from Mexico and the USA led the team competitions, which also awarded quotas.
Valentina Vazquez, who added the junior Pan Am title in Medellin to the senior crown she won in Monterrey, said the Junior Pan Am Games “is something I want to go to and something I want to win”.
Sixty-four young archers, born in 2001 or after, will compete in the archery competitions at the first Junior Pan American Games in the Colombian city of Cali later this summer.
Medellin was the only qualification tournament for the event. Quota places were awarded across the team competition and a secondary individual event.
A total of eight compound quota places per gender were available. Compound mixed teams that finished in the top five received one men’s and women’s place. The remaining four spots for each gender were distributed in the secondary event.
A total of 18 recurve quota places per gender were available. Recurve teams, which used the two-athlete format, that finished in the top five receive two quota places. The remaining nine spots for each gender were distributed in the secondary event.
Colombia receives a full quota as host country.
World Archery Americas’ council voted to exceptionally award a full quota to Brazil, as the nation was unable to attend the lone qualifying event due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Cali 2021 quota places
Places as of 8 May 2021 and the end of the qualification tournament in Medellin.
Argentina – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Bolivia – 1 (1 recurve woman)
Brazil – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Chile – 5 (2 recurve men, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Colombia – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Costa Rica – 3 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man)
Cuba – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Dominican Republic – 5 (1 recurve man, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Ecuador – 5 (1 recurve man, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
El Salvador – 4 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Guatemala – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Mexico – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Panama – 1 (1 compound woman)
Peru – 3 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound woman)
Puerto Rico – 4 (2 recurve men, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man)
USA – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
US Virgin Islands – 1 (1 recurve man)
Venezuela – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Argentina – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Bolivia – 1 (1 recurve woman)
Brazil – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Chile – 5 (2 recurve men, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Colombia – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Costa Rica – 3 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man)
Cuba – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Dominican Republic – 5 (1 recurve man, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Ecuador – 5 (1 recurve man, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
El Salvador – 4 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Guatemala – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
Mexico – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
Panama – 1 (1 compound woman)
Peru – 3 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound woman)
Puerto Rico – 4 (2 recurve men, 1 recurve woman, 1 compound man)
USA – 6 (2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 1 compound man, 1 compound woman)
US Virgin Islands – 1 (1 recurve man)
Venezuela – 2 (1 recurve man, 1 recurve woman)
