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Pan American Games 2023: Peru's Cristhian Pacheco and Mexico's Citlali Cristian claim marathon titles in Santiago
The athletics programme kicked off with the men's and women's marathons in Santiago, Chile, with Peru winning their first gold medal at this year's Games.
Peru's Cristhian Pacheco retained the Pan American Games men's marathon title, while Citlali Cristian of Mexico secured the victory in the women's race at 2023 edition on the streets of Santiago, Chile on Sunday (October 22).
30-year-old Pacheco finished alone at the front in a time of 2:11:14.
His Pan American Games record from 2019 in Lima is 2:09:31.
Home favorite Hugo Catrileo came away with silver in 2:12:07. Luis Ostos - also from Peru claimed bronze in 2:12:34.
In the women's race, Mexican Citlali Cristian powered home in 2:27:12, beating the previous Games record by more than three minutes.
Florencia Borelli of Argentina, who was alone in the lead until the last two kilometers, took silver, 17 seconds after the winner.
2019 Pan American Games champion Gladys Tejeda of Peru finished third in 2:30:39.
The track and field athletics events at the Julio Martínez National Stadium in Santiago, Chile start on October 30.
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Pan American Games
The Pan American Games area premier, quadrennial multi-sport event for 41 nations across the Americas, held one year before the Summer Olympics. Organized by Panam Sports, the games serve as a direct Olympic qualifier and feature thousands of athletes competing in diverse sports. The next edition, the 2027 Pan American Games, will take place in Lima, Peru, from July 16...
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