The Villegas sisters and Saúl Hernández conquer Asunción

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Tricolor Reign: Villegas Sisters and Saúl Hernández Conquer Asunción

Aug 12, 2025

By Yanny Figueroa.- This Monday, Colombia experienced a historic day in the BMX Freestyle at the Asunción 2025 Junior Pan American Games, earning two gold medals and one silver thanks to the performances of sisters Queen Saray and Lizsurley Villegas in the women’s division, and Saúl Hernández in the men’s division.

In the women’s final, Queen Saray Villegas, the national team’s flag bearer, took gold with 81.67 points, securing her direct qualification to the Lima 2027 Pan American Games. Her sister, Lizsurley Villegas, took silver with 76.00 points, securing a historic 1-2 finish for the country. The podium was completed by 15-year-old Chilean Catalina Henríquez with 72.67 points.

“We kept a lot of tricks and brought them out in the final. We’re very happy to represent Colombia so well. Now what’s next is to improve a lot in the sport and train hard for the upcoming competitions; we have world championships and Olympics, so we’re preparing for that. We enjoyed the process, the competition, and everything,” Queen said after the victory.

The Villegas sisters and Hernández shined

In the men’s event, 18-year-old Saúl Hernández was crowned junior Pan American champion with a score of 92.67. Staging a great comeback after a fall in his first outing. Argentine Manuel Turone took the silver medal with 91.00 points, while Brazilian Davi Gibim earned the bronze with 79.67.

“We’ve worked very hard. I’ve been competing in several European events, and I’ve worked hard to achieve this. Thank God we achieved it. We came step by step; the idea was to unleash our full potential, and thank God we achieved it,” said the men’s champion.

With these performances, Colombia reaffirms its regional dominance in BMX Freestyle and sends a clear message of its potential heading into Lima 2027 and Los Angeles 2028.

The Asunción 2025 Junior Pan American Games will continue until August 23, the official closing date of this continental sporting event. Which brings together more than 4,000 athletes from 41 countries.