Colombia reigned on the track at the world speed championships

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Colombia reaffirmed its dominance at the World Speed Skating Championships by finishing the track competitions with a strong performance, earning three gold and three silver medals on the final day in the 1,000-meter sprint and 3,000-meter relay events. With these results, Colombia leads the medal table with 13 gold, 8 silver, and 4 bronze medals, followed by Italy and Chinese Taipei. Kollin Andrea Castro Mosquera was the standout performer, winning gold in the 1,000 meters and setting a world record of 1:24.751 during the qualifying rounds, surpassing the previous record of 1:26.172 held by Yang Ho-Chen of Chinese Taipei since the 2021 Ibagué World Championships. In the final, she won gold ahead of American Corinne Stoddard and Chilean Catalina Lorca. This was her second world record of the track competitions, following her 500m + distance record of 42.951 seconds, which broke the previous mark of 43.247 seconds set by her compatriot Hellen Montoya in 2015. Castro also contributed to Colombia's gold in the senior women's 3,000-meter relay, alongside Gabriela Isabel Rueda, María Ximena Alzate, and Yicel Camila Giraldo. Colombia's third gold of the day came from the junior women's 3,000-meter relay team of Manuela Saldarriaga, Manuela Rodríguez, Gisell Alejandra Caicedo, and Mariana Bonet Calderón. Silver medals were earned by Manuela Saldarriaga in the junior women's 1,000 meters, the junior men's 3,000-meter relay team (Juan Felipe Silva, Jerónimo Sánchez, Tomás Moncada, and Juan Manuel Chaux), and the senior men's 3,000-meter relay team (Juan Jacobo Mantilla, Kevin Lenis, Santiago Vásquez, and Jhon Edward Tascón). The track events concluded with Colombia as the dominant force, but the championships continue with road circuit races in Asunción and a marathon on October 18.