Esther Oyola is the first Venezuelan in beach wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games
Courtesy Internet
Published at: 19/10/2026 06:28 PM
The athlete Esther Noemí Oyola established herself as the new fighting talent in Barinas by becoming the first Venezuelan athlete to compete in the beach wrestling modality at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which will be held on November 7 and 8 in Saly Portudal, Senegal.
The Barinesa started her career in this discipline at the age of twelve at the Colonel Mario Veccione Parejo gymnasium. Her international classification came after becoming champion in the 69 kilograms in the qualifier for the National Youth Sports Games, accumulating silver medals in the Under-15 in Caracas, bronzes in the Under-17 in Aragua and youth in Mérida, and winning another gold medal in the capital's U-16, the Ministry of Popular Power for Sports details in a press release.
In the international arena, Oyola debuted with seventh place in the U-17 World Beach Wrestling Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, and won the gold medal in the Friendship Tournament held in Mauritius.
Mazo News Team