Chile hosts international racquetball and beach tennis championships

Chile is hosting major international sporting events in Temuco and Iquique. In Temuco, the Racquetball World Championship is underway, featuring 90 athletes from 17 countries. Chilean competitors Carla Muñoz and Alan Natera were eliminated in the quarter-finals; Natera lost to Canada’s Trevor Webb, while Muñoz fell to Argentina’s María José Vargas.

Meanwhile, Iquique is hosting the ITF Beach Tennis World Tour BT400 at Arena Cavancha. This tournament is the only one of its kind on the Pacific coast of South America. Approximately 200 athletes from over 15 countries are participating, with 32 men’s and 32 women’s doubles teams advancing to the main competition.