After a three year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, athletes under 19 years of age have been unable to compete for the coveted honour of a Pan American Junior Championship medal since the 2019 Pan American Junior Squash Championships in Toronto, Canada, until this week. Thanks to the amazing organizational skills of the Bolivian Organizing Committee together with incredible dedication to detail of Alba Gamarra, President of Federacion Boliviana de Squash and Chair of the Organizing Committee, the 2022 Pan American Junior Squash Championships July 31-August 6th in beautiful Cochabamba, Bolivia, was a smashing success!
Many thanks to Technical Director Gonzalo Amaya, Tournament Referee Leonardo Arozena and his team of referees; George Rocha, Carlos Roman, Marcelo Salemme, Nelson Neto, Diego Guerra, John Torres, Antonio Fernandez and Ignacio Guttierrez Keen.
Most importantly, thank you Cochabamba!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
Gold-Maria Ramirez #¾ (COL), Silver-Caroline Eielson #2 (USA), Bronze- Maria Emilia Falconi #¾ (ECU) & Ruya Navani #1 (USA)
INIDIVIUAL MEN
Gold- Juan Torres #1 (COL), Silver- Javier Romo #2 (ECU), Bronze-Juan Irisarri #⅝ (COL) & Hollis Robertson #¾ (USA)
MIXED DOUBLES
Gold- Javier Romo & Ariana Alava #1 (ECU), Silver-Kyle Broadhurts & Charlotte Bell #¾ (USA), Bronze-Ewan Harris & Raya Singh #2 (CDN) & Segundo Portabales & Paula Rivero #¾ (ARG)
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Gold- Maria Emilia Falconi #¾ (ECU), Silver- Ana Quijano & Maria Ramirez #1 (COL) Bronze- Aleeza Khan & Maddison Laine #¾ (CDN) & Caroline Eielson & Abigail Schuster #2 (USA)
MEN’S DOUBLES
Gold- Juan Irisarri & Juan Torres #2 (COL), Silver-Ander Glaser & Hollis Robertson #¾ (USA), Bronze- Emilio Castillo & Ignacio Conde (ECU) & Thiago Cabrejos & Gabriel Rojas #1 (PER)
WOMEN’S TEAM
Gold- TEAM USA #1, Silver-COLOMBIA #2, Bronze- CANADA #¾ & ECUADOR #¾, 5th BOLIVIA 6th-ARGENTINA
MEN’S TEAM
Gold- TEAM USA #2, Silver-COLOMBIA #1, Bronze -ARGENTINA #¾ & ECUADOR #¾, 5th- CANADA, 6th- PERU, 7th- BRAZIL, 8th- BOLIVIA
FAIR PLAY AWARD
Male- Hollis Robertson (USA)
Female- Andrea Fuertes (BOL)
FINAL MEDAL COUNT
