WHO SHOULD BE CHOSEN AS THE BEST JUNIOR MALE ATHLETE AT THE PANAM SPORTS AWARDS?

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Online voting has begun for the 2025 Panam Sports Awards, which recognize and honor the best young athletes on the continent who participated in the II ASU2025 Pan American Junior Games. Many of them broke event records, while others continued to triumph on the world stage after their participation in Paraguay. Here are some reasons why they have been nominated for this prestigious award in the Americas.

BEST JUNIOR MALE ATHLETE

Guilherme Caribe (Swimming-Brazil)

The Panam Sports Team ambassador lived up to expectations, winning a total of five gold medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle, and in the 4×100 freestyle, mixed freestyle, and mixed medley relays. He also won a silver medal in the men’s 4×100 medley relay. Caribe broke two Pan American Junior Games records in the 50m and 100m freestyle events.

Lars Flaming (Athletics-Paraguay)

The Paraguayan javelin thrower not only won the gold medal in his event with a throw of 81.56 meters, but also set a new personal best, breaking the Pan American Junior Games record and qualifying for the first time for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Davonte Howell (Athletics-Cayman Islands)

He was one of the big surprises in athletics at ASU2025, winning the men’s 100 meters with a spectacular time. His time of 9.98 seconds is a new Junior Pan American Games record, even surpassing the results of the last two adult Pan American Games in Lima 2019 and Santiago 2023 in the 100 meters. With that time, he also qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Jake Abelson (Water Skiing – USA)

This American athlete was undoubtedly one of the great figures of water skiing at ASU2025. With an outstanding performance, he won the gold medal in Figures and Overall, as well as second place in Jumping, becoming the most decorated skier of the Junior Pan American Games.

Roberto Bonilla (Swimming-Guatemala)

The Guatemalan swimmer won two gold medals at ASU 2025: in the 200-meter breaststroke and in the men’s 200-meter individual medley. His excellent performance also allowed him to break the Junior Pan American Games record twice, setting a new best time of 2:12.60.

José Figueroa (Athletics-Puerto Rico)

In the 200 meters, the applause went to Puerto Rican athlete José Figueroa, who took the gold medal with a spectacular time of 20.16 seconds, a new Junior Pan American Games record and even better than the times set at the last Adult Pan American Games in Lima in 2019 and Santiago in 2023. In addition, with this time, he qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Ricardo Montes (Atletismo-Venezuela)

This Venezuelan athlete had an outstanding performance in the pole vault at ASU 2025. Not only did he win the gold medal with an impressive jump of 5.45 meters, beating his closest rival by 35 centimeters, but that jump also set a new Pan American Junior Games record.

Don’t hesitate any longer and vote now for your favorite athlete at the following link: PANAM SPORTS AWARDS 2025