Sunday, November 19th, 2023.- With the lively support of her family and Chilean fans who came to the Centro Deportivo Comunitario Lo Espejo, Chilean Alfonsina Urrejola managed to win 3-1 against Angie Navarrete from Colombia in the BC4 category of boccia at Santiago 2023. 

"Let's keep going up! Two matches in the group stage, even though I lost the first one, we put that behind and won the second one with the support of my whole family and the audience. This is my first international victory, and I feel very proud of my accomplishments," commented the local player, who earlier fell to Alison Levine (13-0), the world number two, but with her victory over the Colombian, she still holds hopes of progressing to the playoffs leading to the semifinals. 

Regarding her match against Angie Navarrete, Urrejola mentioned, "It was a close match, we went boccia to boccia, but I never lost focus that I could win and keep advancing." 

Also in the BC4 category, which gathers players with non-cerebral impairments that also affect their coordination, Jenny Quispe from Peru won 6-1 against Isis Calderón from Argentina. 

In the BC1 male category, Chilean Germán Calderón couldn't overcome Brazilian José Carlos Chagas and lost 8-1. Canadian Lance Cryderman defeated Neil Castro from Peru 8-5, and Yussef Hayward from Bermuda won 5-3 against José Pagua from Venezuela. 

In the BC1 category, athletes have a severe limitation in activity that affects their legs, arms, and trunk, and commonly depend on an electric wheelchair. 

Written by Marcelo López-Rodrigo Parragué; translated by Vicente Valdivia / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport
Ph: Javier Valdés / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport