Esmeralda Flores becomes world runner-up in Roller Skating

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Esmeralda Flores Montiel won the silver medal and became world runner-up in women's inline downhill time trial at the World Skate Games ASU26 in Paraguay. She recorded a time of 1:12.379 on the course at Cerro Lambaré in Asunción, finishing 487 thousandths of a second behind Colombia's Alef Torres, who took gold, while Chile's Danae Gómez earned bronze with 1:12.795. The competition followed a time trial format with individual descents. Flores's result placed Mexico on the podium in an event that gathered inline downhill specialists. Torres had previously won two medals in inline downhill at the 2024 World Skate Games in Italy and again won the women's category in Asunción. In the men's inline downhill, Spain's Pablo Soler Cabañero won gold, Italy's Daniele Vecchi took silver, and Colombia's Juan Agudelo Sánchez claimed bronze. The World Skate Games ASU26 host over 8,000 athletes from 91 countries and run until October 18. The first day also featured skateboarding vert, where Japan's Mizuho Hasegawa won the women's event and the United States' Jd Sánchez won the men's.