Perfect day for speed skating at the south american games: four golds out of four

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Colombia's speed skating team began its participation in the Santa Fe 2026 South American Games with a perfect day, winning all four gold medals contested. The delegation also added one silver and one bronze. At the Municipal Skating Rink in Rosario, Colombians dominated the 200-meter meta contra meta and 1,000-meter sprint events in both women's and men's categories, taking the lead in the discipline's medal table. In the women's 200-meter meta contra meta, Kollin Andrea Castro Mosquera won gold with a time of 19.234 seconds, ahead of Ecuador's María Loreto Arias (silver, 19.644) and Colombia's Sara Muñoz Moreno (bronze, 19.764). In the men's 200-meter meta contra meta, Santiago Vásquez Villarreal took gold in 18.285 seconds, with Jhon Edward Tascón Holguín earning silver in 18.356 and Ecuador's Jeremy Ulcuango bronze in 18.391. In the 1,000-meter sprint, Kollin Castro won her second gold of the Games, while Gabriela Isabel Rueda finished sixth. Chile's Catalina Lorca took silver and Argentina's Naiara Sagasti bronze. In the men's race, Jhon Edward Tascón claimed his first gold, beating Paraguay's Julio César Mirena (silver) and Chile's Gabriel Reyes (bronze). Colombia's Juan Jacobo Mantilla fell on the final lap and did not finish. Colombia ended the day with four events and four golds, confirming its prominence in South American speed skating. Action continues on Tuesday, September 15, with the 500 meters + distance and 5,000 meters points events for both women and men.