Marília wins 25 swimming medals as Limeira grabs karate bronze at São Paulo Regional Games

On July 15‑16, at the 68th edition of the Jogos Regionais da 7ª Região Esportiva do Estado de São Paulo in Tupã, the Marília delegation, represented by the Yara Clube, secured 25 medals in swimming – 7 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze – placing second overall in both the male and female partial rankings. Highlighted gold‑medal performances included Larissa Miura (800 m freestyle, 400 m medley), Marcelli Cardoso (50 m butterfly), Fabien Melo (50 m freestyle) for women and Rafael Alexandre (1500 m freestyle), Gabriel Carlo (200 m butterfly) and Daniel Mazuquelli (50 m freestyle) for men. Additional athletes earned silver and bronze across various distances, contributing to Marília’s strong showing.

In Itatiba, the Limeira team earned its first medal of the Games, a bronze in the men’s kata team event in karate, with athletes Aroldo Soares, Kauan Guedes and Pedro Ricci under coach Marília Struzziatto. The same delegation placed fifth in kumite and fielded about 350 participants across sports, also recording a dominant 11‑0 win in women’s futsal and a victory in beach volleyball. Both municipalities expressed pride in the early results and look to continue competing through the remaining events.