A dozen more added to the colombia national team

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The Colombian Speed Skating National Team for 2026 added twelve new members after the first part of Saturday's session at the National Selective Camp, held at the world-class skating rink in Guarne, Antioquia. These twelve athletes join the four who had already secured their spots the previous day. Four of the new team members are debutants in the youth category: Tomás Moncada Castro (Paen, Antioquia), Mariana Bonet Calderón (Avivas, Bogotá), Juan David Torres Plata (Tequendama AC, Bogotá), and Juan Felipe Silva Rodríguez (Pro Skate, Santander). The fifth athlete to qualify was María Ximena Álzate Ceballos (Tequendama AC, Bogotá), who returns to the national team after three years, now competing in the senior category; she has two world titles. Jhon Edwar Tascón Holguín (Cazadores, Bogotá) joins for the fifth time, with six world titles and three gold medals at the recent 2026 Santo Domingo Central American and Caribbean Games. Juan Diego Yepes Restrepo (Sin Fronteras, Quindío), a youth world champion, will have his first year in the senior category and second national team experience. Youth skater Mariana Imitola Vásquez (Tequendama AC, Bogotá) will wear Colombia's colors for the second consecutive time; she already has a world title from the past world championship in China. Gabriela Isabel Rueda (Tequendama AC, Bogotá) will have her ninth world championship participation, with 15 titles, and has been champion in all events of the Olympic cycle, as well as at the World Games and Youth Olympic Games. Sara Muñoz Moreno, who represented Colombia as a youth at the 2021 World Championships, returns to the national team after qualifying in senior speed events; she belongs to Paen, Antioquia. Geiny Pájaro Guzmán (CMB Cartagena, Bolívar), with 11 world titles, will be with the national team for the ninth time. The twelfth new qualifier is Alejandro José Tabares Marmolejo (Berenice Moreno Patín Club, Bolívar Skating League), who joins for the third time.