{"id":32253,"date":"2025-12-10T12:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/?post_type=news-sport&p=32253"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:06:50","slug":"eleven-stars-nominated-for-the-panam-sports-awards-sports-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"news-sport","link":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/en\/news-sport\/eleven-stars-nominated-for-the-panam-sports-awards-sports-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"ELEVEN STARS NOMINATED FOR THE PANAM SPORTS AWARDS IN THE “SPORT ACHIEVEMENT” CATEGORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is the award with the most nominees at the 2025 Panam Sports Awards. A total of 11 athletes will compete for this award, which represents true recognition of an admirable performance at the Junior Pan American Games. They may not have broken any records at this continental event, but their medals and performances were worthy of applause, as they made each of their countries, and the entire continent, proud. Meet the nominees for the Sports Achievement Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On December 2, when voting began for the 2025 Panam Sports Awards, many media outlets assessed the athletes’ nominations for these renowned international awards.<\/p>\n

One of the most striking categories due to the large number of nominees is the Sports Achievement Award, where athletes from Mexico, Cuba, Paraguay, Colombia, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Haiti, and Jamaica were chosen as candidates to win this award.<\/p>\n

Among them, we can see memorable moments from the Games, such as Nicole Mart\u00ednez’s first medal of the event, Yisnoly L\u00f3pez of Cuba’s surprising performance in canoeing with three gold medals, and the historic achievement of Joysi Tinoco of Nicaragua, who became the first athlete from her country to win a medal at the Pan American Games.<\/p>\n

Behind every medal or achievement there is a whole story of effort and sacrifice, which leads these athletes to become true role models for society.<\/p>\n

Here we show you all the nominees for this important award for Sporting Achievement at the 2025 Panam Sports Junior Awards.<\/p>\n

Sisters M\u00eda and L\u00eda Cueva (Diving, Mexico)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After their outstanding performance at the World Championships in Singapore, where they won the bronze medal in the 3m synchronized springboard event, the Cueva twins did not hesitate, despite their fatigue and long hours of flying, to travel to Asunci\u00f3n to represent their country at the Junior Pan American Games. In an outstanding performance, they showed why they are adult world medalists, winning the gold medal in the 3m synchronized springboard and qualifying for Lima 2027.<\/p>\n

Yisnoly L\u00f3pez (Canoeing-Cuba)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yisnoly became the most decorated athlete in women’s sprint canoeing and also the athlete who won the most gold medals for the Cuban delegation. In total, she won three gold medals in the C1 200m, C2 500m, and mixed C2 500m, delivering an outstanding performance and qualifying for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.<\/p>\n

Nicole Mart\u00ednez (Rowing-Paraguay)<\/strong><\/p>\n

She had the pressure of being able to win the first medal for Paraguay at the Junior Pan American Games. And she did not disappoint. Team Panam Sports ambassador Nicole Mart\u00ednez delivered and then some. She won the first medal of the Games in the women’s double sculls competition, and not only that, she also helped win two silver medals in the coxless pair and coxless four, and two bronze medals in the quadruple sculls and mixed eight. In total, she won five medals for her country at ASU 2025.<\/p>\n

Natalia Linares (Athletics-Colombia)<\/b><\/p>\n

Natalia won the silver medal at the 2021 Pan American Junior Games in Cali and arrived in Paraguay with the mission of winning the gold medal. At ASU 2025, she not only took first place in the long jump, but also set a new competition record with a jump of 6.92 meters, a mark that also qualified her for her first adult World Athletics Championships. In Tokyo, she had an outstanding performance, winning the bronze medal with the same 6.92 meters that she achieved at ASU 2025.<\/p>\n

Joysi Tinoco (Karate-Nicaragua)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This outstanding karateka had a great achievement at ASU 2025. In the -50kg category, she demonstrated all her talent and passion on the tatami, which allowed her to take first place in the competition. Her victory represented the first gold medal in Nicaragua’s history at the Pan American Games.<\/p>\n

Henrique M\u00e1rquez (Taekwondo \u2013 Brazil)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This talented Brazilian taekwondo athlete, who participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, had only one goal: to win the gold medal at ASU2025 and make up for his absence in Santiago 2023 due to heart problems. In Paraguay, he demonstrated his great strength and talent and fulfilled his dream. Gold medal in the -80kg category and in mixed teams. ASU2025 would prove to be a real springboard in his career, as months later he would be crowned adult world champion in Wuxi, China.<\/p>\n

Shaniqua Bascome (Athletics \u2013 TTO)<\/b><\/p>\n

The talented Trinidadian athlete surprised everyone in the ASU2025 100m sprint final. With a great start and a surprising finish, she won the women’s 100m with a time of 11.16 seconds, earning Trinidad and Tobago’s only gold medal at the Pan American Junior Games and qualifying for Lima 2027.<\/p>\n

Renzo Kai Fukuda (Fencing-Peru)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Peruvian fencer shone at ASU2025 and gave his country its first gold medal of the Games. In the men’s individual foil final, he deservedly defeated Argentina’s Cristi\u00e1n Porras 15-6 to take the gold medal and qualify for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.<\/p>\n

Ava Soon Lee (Taekwondo-Haiti)<\/b><\/p>\n

At ASU2025, Ava Soon Lee made history for her country by defeating Mexico’s Paloma Garc\u00eda 2-1 in the Kyorugui +67 kg grand final, winning the first and only medal for her country at the Junior Pan American Games. Not only that, but with the gold medal, she also secured her place at the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.<\/p>\n

Racquil Broaderick (Athletics – Jamaica)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jamaica led the discus throw, winning gold and silver at ASU2025. The gold medal went to Racquil Broaderick with a throw of 61.79 meters, a new Pan American Games record (61.08 was the previous record). With this victory, she also qualified for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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