Vega Arroyos Leads Latinas in Ankara Pentathlon
Pan-Am champ Vega Arroyos dominated fencing and swimming in Ankara's Modern Pentathlon World Cup, securing a finals spot. Oliver fenced brilliantly but missed the cut. Arceo battled hard but fell short. Hernández takes on men's semis tomorrow, finals erupt Saturday.
The Pan-American mixed relay champion, Tamara Vega Arroyos, got her ticket to the final stage of the second Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2024, which is taking place in Ankara, Turkey, after finishing in seventh position in semifinal A, after add a total of 1,073 units, in the women's competitions that took place this Thursday.
The London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympian collected 219 points in fencing, 275 in swimming and 579 in the combined shooting-running event, thereby ensuring her entry to the medal phase, in the competition that awards points in the ranking to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.