At the 2025 Ayacucho-Lima Bolivarian Games, the Panamanian team achieved significant success. Wrestler Ángel Cortés won the country's first gold medal in the 86 kg category, defeating Venezuelan Pedro Ceballos with a score of 7-5. Earlier, he also defeated the local athlete, Jesús Landa. In addition, Panamanian athletes Patricia González and Eduardo Taylor secured a bronze medal in shooting, defeating the Bolivian team. Thus, Panama's total medal count continues to grow: after the bronze medals won on Monday, the team added another bronze and a gold to their tally. In the match for third place (bronze medal), Panama also won with a score of 22-14, marking the country's fifth bronze medal at the Games.
"Cortés in the 86 kg category defeated Venezuelan Pedro Ceballos 7-5. In the single round of his category, he also accounted for the local athlete, Jesús Landa, to hang the gold medal."
