Paraguay at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Paraguayan Olympic Committee
Website	http://www.cop.org.py/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors	26 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Alejandro Benítez [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
2010 2014 2018

Paraguay participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified one archer based on its performance at the American Continental Qualification Tournament. ^[2]

• Boys' individual - Alejandro Benítez ^[1]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Alejandro Benítez	Boys' Individual	663	16	Hurnall  (AUS) W6–4	Song  (KOR) L1–7	Did not advance			9

Team

Athletes	Event	Ranking round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Alejandro Benítez  (PAR)   Alexandra Voropayeva  (KAZ)	Mixed team	1300	15	Reddig  (NAM)   Cowles  (USA) L0–6	Did not advance				17

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified one athlete.

• Boys' 100 m - Mateo Vargas ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Stage 1		Stage 2		Total
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Mateo Vargas	Boys' 100 metres	11.05	13	10.61	10	21.66	9

Beach handball

Main article: Beach handball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified a boys' and girls' team based on their overall ranking from the 2017 Youth Beach Handball World Championship.

• Boys' tournament - 1 team ^[1]
• Girls' tournament - 1 team ^[1]

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified a boys' and girls' team based on their overall ranking from the South American Youth Tour. ^[3]

• Boys' tournament - Jorge Riveros and Gonzalo Melgarejo. ^[1]
• Girls' tournament - Giuliana Poletti and Romina Ediger. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Group stage		Round of 24	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Giuli–Romi	Girls' tournament	Navas – Gonzalez  (PUR) L 0-2   Ravo – Tebeim  (VAN) W 2-0   Scampoli – Bertozzi  (ITA) L 1-2	3	van Driel – Schoon  (NED) L 0-2	Did not advance
Jorge–Gonza	Boys' tournament	Krovon – Ariyata  (TOG) W 2–0   Ayon – Alayo  (CUB) L 0–2   J Bello – Bello  (GBR) L 0–2	3	Åhman – Hellvig  (SWE) L 1-2	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified a rider based on its ranking in the FEI World Jumping Challenge Rankings. ^[4]

• Individual Jumping - Agostina Llano Zuccolillo ^[1]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2			Total		Jump-Off		Rank
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Time
Agostina Llano Zuccolillo	Red Sugar Z	Individual Jumping	0	1	4	4	4	4	8	Did not advance		8
South America   Philip Mattos Botelho  (BRA)   Bernardo Lander  (VEN)   Gonzalo Bedoya  (BOL)   Agostina Llano Zuccolillo  (PAR)   Richard Kierkegaard  (ARG)	Denise Z Roi Quake Z Ankara I Red Sugar Z Legolas I	Team Jumping	12 # 4 4 # 0 0	4	0 4 # 0 0 0	0	4	Did not advance				4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Paraguay qualified one athlete.

• Boys' 100 m Freestyle - Matheo Mateos ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matheo Mateos	Boys' 100 metre freestyle	52.94	34	Did not advance

References

1. "Paraguay apunta al blanco". Buenos Aires 2018. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
2. "YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
3. "Bolivia Logra El Oro Historico y Divide El Podio Con Paraguay En El Clasificatorio YOG De Cochabmaba". South American Volleyball Confederation. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
4. "Qualified NOC's to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires - 2018" (PDF). FEI . 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.