Colombia dominates the speed skating debut at Santa Fe 2026 with four golds

ODYTA Summary

Colombia won all four gold medals on the opening day of speed skating at the XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026, held at the Municipal Skating Rink in Rosario on Monday, September 14. Kollin Castro won both women's events, taking the 200m Meta contra Meta in 19.234 seconds ahead of Ecuador's María Arias (19.644) and Colombia's Sara Muñoz (19.764), and later the 1,000m Sprint in 1:32.648, with Catalina Lorca of Chile second and Naiara Sagasti of Argentina third. Santiago Vásquez won the men's 200m in 18.285, leading a Colombian one-two ahead of Jhon Tascón (18.356), with Jeremy Ulcuango of Ecuador third. Tascón then won the men's 1,000m Sprint in 1:27.165, ahead of Julio Mirena of Paraguay and Gabriel Reyes of Chile. The report describes the day as a clear show of Colombian dominance, with Castro taking two golds, Vásquez one, and Tascón a gold and a silver, while Muñoz added bronze in the women's 200m. The speed skating program is scheduled to run from September 14 to 16 in Rosario, with the 500m + Distance, 5,000m Points, and 10,000m Elimination events still to come. Action was set to continue on Tuesday, September 15 with the 500m + Distance and 5,000m Points.