Colombia left its mark at the world skate games asunción 2026

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Colombia sent a delegation of nearly 200 people, including 160 athletes across ten roller-skating disciplines, to the World Skate Games Asunción 2026, where it finished second in the overall medal table. The mission was led by Alberto Herrera Ayala, president of the Colombian Skating Federation. In speed skating, Colombia won its 23rd world team title, the 16th consecutive, with 18 gold, 14 silver and 6 bronze medals (38 total), ahead of Italy and Chinese Taipei. Santiago Vásquez Villarreal set a world record in the 200m time trial at 17.108 seconds, and Kollin Andrea Castro was the most decorated Colombian with five medals (three gold, two silver) and two world records, according to the text. Gabriela Isabel Rueda added four medals, while Gisell Alejandra Caicedo and Manuela Saldarriaga each reached four podiums in the youth category. In artistic skating, Jeshua Folleco and María Paula Muñoz took bronze in senior pair dance; Folleco won the junior solo dance world title, Brayan Carreño won senior solo dance for his seventh world gold, and the Vento group took silver in quartet. In inline downhill, Colombia won three of four golds, with Alef Torres taking two titles and José Mejía winning the men's group race ahead of Juan Camilo Barrera and Carlos Quiroga; Juan David Agudelo added bronze. The junior women's inline hockey team won bronze, and Laura Rivas officiated both women's finals. The senior men's rink hockey team was runner-up in the 2026 Intercontinental Cup, losing the final to Austria after a 2-2 regulation tie. Colombia's overall tally was 49 medals: 23 gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze.