However, in the repechage, she won by Ippon against the Chilean Dominique Barra, which earned her a chance to compete for the bronze medal in her category, defeating the Ecuadorian Rodriguez.
On the other hand, wrestling also debuted with a bronze medal, achieved by athlete Eydan Lezcano. Lezcano defeated the Venezuelan Leonardo Rodríguez 3-1 to secure the bronze medal.
The Panamanian athlete started his day by defeating the two opponents in his group.
Yesterday, April 13, Panama won two medals, both in judo and karate.
The first Panamanian medal was achieved by judoka Danna De León in the -44 kg category. De León, from the province of Veraguas, secured the bronze medal by defeating the Ecuadorian Daniela Rodríguez by Ippon.
De León began her campaign against the Argentine Brisa Mercado, to whom she lost by Waza-Ari. She then defeated the Argentine Álvaro Miranda 6-2 and the Venezuelan Leonardo Rodríguez.
In the semi-finals, the Panamanian athlete lost 8-0 to the Ecuadorian César Arteaga, so he had to compete for the bronze medal, once again defeating the Venezuelan Rodríguez.
Also on Monday, sports such as men's football saw action, where the Panamanian team debuted with a 3-1 loss to Paraguay.
In futsal, Panama's women's team lost 4-0 to Argentina, while the men's team drew 1-1 with Paraguay.
The 4th South American Youth Games have begun, and several sports that started their competitions distributed medals.
