Santiago, Chile. Bernardo Pie from Kiskaya hopes to win gold in his second Pan American Games. Taking this new opportunity, in Chile, Bernardo once again won the silver medal.
The athlete, who won three of four matches in the taekwondo competition at the XIX Pan American Games in Chile, lost in two rounds to Hafani Inkaton Harris of the United States in the final.
The newly minted -68kg champion showed confidence and dedication in the competition, winning the first round 6-4 and the second round 10-2.
At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Bernardo was the victim of a push from Brazil’s Edival Marquez, who found a way to come from behind to win 17-14.
This Saturday, Bernardo Pai defeated Argentina’s Jose Luis Acuña 2-0, defeated Uruguay’s Federico Gonzalez with the same score, and won 2-1 in the semi-finals. Defeated Canada’s Taku Petro Parker.
In another match, Cristofer Reyes Pie lost 0-2 to Paulo Souza De Melo of Brazil in the -58 kg category, continuing Advance to the quarter-finals.
Christopher defeated American Edik Morales 1-0 in his first match.