Colombia Wins Two Gold Medals in Speed Skating at 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games
Colombian skaters dominated the speed‑skating circuit events at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Kollin Andrea Castro Mosquera captured gold in the women's race, beating El Salvador's Ivonne Saraí Nóchez Gallardo (silver) and Venezuela's Wilmary Paola Toro Dávila (bronze). In the men's event, Jhon Edward Tascón Holguín crossed the line first for another Colombian gold, with Venezuela's Roberto José García González taking silver and El Salvador's Sebastián Ruiz García earning bronze.
Other Colombian participants placed well: Gabriela Isabel Rueda finished fourth in the women’s race and Juan Jacobo Mantilla was seventh in the men’s race. The next day’s 200‑metre and 5‑000‑metre point races were scheduled for July 30, starting at 5 p.m. Colombian time.
Entities: 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games · Colombia · Dominican Republic · Jhon Edward Tascón Holguín · Kollin Andrea Castro Mosquera
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Gabriela Isabel Rueda of Colombia placed fourth in the women’s speed‑skating circuit event.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Wilmary Paola Toro Dávila of Venezuela won bronze in the women’s speed‑skating circuit event.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Juan Jacobo Mantilla of Colombia placed seventh in the men’s speed‑skating circuit event.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Roberto José García González of Venezuela won silver in the men’s speed‑skating circuit event.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Kollin Andrea Castro Mosquera won gold in the women’s speed‑skating circuit event at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Ivonne Saraí Nóchez Gallardo of El Salvador won silver in the women’s speed‑skating circuit event.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jhon Edward Tascón Holguín won gold in the men’s speed‑skating circuit event at the same games.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Sebastián Ruiz García of El Salvador won bronze in the men’s speed‑skating circuit event.