The University of Cuenca will host the second edition of the Championship National Interuniversity of Table tennis. The matches will be played on February 17 and 18 at the ‘Julio Abad’ University Coliseum.
The event is part Physical Activity and Sports Plan promoted by the host entity to motivate young people to practice some discipline without having to abandon their studies.
Byron Martinezcoordinator of the contest, highlights that the team champion will represent the Ecuador in the III FISU America Games 2024, from November 1 to 10 in Cali, Colombia.
The also technical coordinator of the Ecuadorian Table Tennis Federation specifies that the selective will be only by teams (U25) in order to “motivate the universities that work in the sports development”.
Additionally, the podiums of the categories will be in dispute individual and alumni. The contest will bring together nearly a hundred university students from 15 establishments.
Table tennis qualifier
Among the athletes of high performance it is Nathaly Paredes. The student of the career of Software Engineering from the Regional Autonomous University of the Andes (UNIANDES), heads the ranking national senior ladies.
The Santo-Domingueña will travel next week to Portugal. It will complete the last stage of preparation towards the Olympic Qualifier Pan-American, in Lima Perufrom May 14 to 18.
From getting the spot to Paris would become the second Ecuadorian mesotenista to compete in some Olympic Games Of summer. The first was Patricia Cabrera in Barcelona 1992.
Participants:
- Private Technical University of Loja
- Southern State University of Manabí
- Technical University of Manabi
- San Francisco University of Quito
- Catholic University of Cuenca
- University of the Armed Forces
- University of the Americas
- National polytechnic school
- International University of Ecuador
- University of Cuenca
- Nacional University of Loja
- Regional Autonomous University of the Andes
- Salesian Polytechnic University – Guayaquil
- University of Azuay
- Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University
Ranking universitario individual
Representatives azuayos they head the ranking university, in women and men, according to the January 2024 report of the Ecuadorian Table Tennis Federation.
In ladies, Carelis Barriga y Maria Paula Cabrera they make 1-2 representing the Catholic University of Cuenca (UCACUE). In 5th place appears Francesca Arcos from UDA and in 8th position, Angelica Ortegafrom University of Cuenca.
In the Top Ten for men, the University of Cuenca occupies first and sixth place with David Larriva y Eduardo Molina; the UDA is fourth with Nicolas Regalado; and the UCACUE is seventh with David Baldeon.
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