Sebastián Gil wins two gold medals for La Guaira at the IV Community Games

Published at: 31/10/2026 09:00 AM

The skater Sebastián Gil won the first two gold medals for the La Guaira delegation at the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026, after dominating the men's events of 500 meters plus distance and 4 thousand meters by points.

In the 500 meter race, Gil took first place with a time of 57,308 seconds. Félix Ruiz, representative of Barinas, won silver when he clocked 57,449, while Keyber Betancourt, from Miranda, took bronze after registering 57,584. Later, in the 4,000 meters per point, the athlete from Guaíra climbed back to the top of the podium, accumulating 35 units, the Ministry of Sports reported.

“All my motivation is my state of La Guaira, what we have experienced has not been easy, but I want to give them joy with these two gold medals that I managed to win, we are going to get up,” said Gil, who represents the Bolivar and Urimare Productive Community. In this second round, Félix Ruiz (Barinas) won silver with 10 points and Israel García (Guárico) bronze with four.

In the women's 500 meter division, Natalia Sulbarran (Aragua) won gold with 56,334 seconds, accompanied by Evanyelina Vivas de Táchira, who scored 56,591 for silver, and Yorbelys Moreno de Aragua, who completed the podium with 56,832. “During my physical preparation I became ill and that caused me to miss a lot of important training and practices. I was in treatment and I thought I couldn't come to participate, but God always present healed me and gave me this beautiful medal,” said Sulbarran.

For her part, Vivas won the gold medal in the 4,000 meters for women's points with 14 points. Guaire's Nicole Graticola accompanied her on the podium with 11 points to win the silver, while local athlete Victoria Castro, from Lara state, finished third with nine points. With these results, La Guaira begins its participation in the national joust medal table.

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