Diana Rangel won bronze in the women's individual fronton palette at the South American Games
Photo: Ministry of Sports Press
Published at: 24/09/2026 12:52 PM
Venezuelan player Diana Rangel won the bronze medal in the women's individual fronton palette at the Santa Fe 2026 South American Games.
The Venezuelan won the bronze medal after winning 2-0 against Bolivia's Rocio Rengifo in the third place match.
The Venezuelan athlete's career in the group stage of Group A began with a narrow defeat against Argentina's Melina Spahn by a score of 2-1.
In their second match, Rangel recovered victorious after beating Bolivia's Rocío Rengifo 2-1.
Later, at the close of the group round, he fell to Peru's Valeria Garcés with a 2-0 result.
Despite the difficulties in the qualifying phase, the Venezuelan representative managed to get into the definition for the podium, and in the official bronze medal match, she returned to the Bolivian Rocío Rengifo.
In this match, the Venezuelan took control from the first set, taking it with a score of 15-10, followed by the second period, Rangel picked up the pace and deployed his defensive and offensive version to close the match with a resounding 15-5.
Mazo News Team