Overview

• Karla Ximena Serrano clocked 1:31:40.1 in Luque to set a new Pan American Junior Games record in the women’s 20 km race walk.
• Valeria Flores took silver with a time of 1:33:21.4 while Colombia’s Natalia Pulido claimed bronze in 1:35:11.0.
• Serrano’s record-breaking performance secured her a qualification slot for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.
• The competition unfolded at the athletics stadium of the Paraguayan Olympic Committeeex in Luque.Luque.
• Mexico’s men’s racewalkers Emiliano Barba and Brandon Pérez are scheduled to compete on August 19.