Colombia dominated the medal count at the 2026 South American Games in Santa Fe with a total of 13 medals, seven of which were gold.
The decisive moment came on the final day of competition, with the individual and mixed team titles up for grabs.
Of the six gold medals available that day, the Colombian team won five.
Enríquez shot two tiebreaker arrows against Brazil’s Marcus D’Almeida to secure his second consecutive title.
Third place went to Matheus Zwick Ely, also from Brazil, who won his first international medal.
Meanwhile, Sara López faced off against her teammate Alejandra Usquiano to claim her third South American title.
Mariana Rodríguez defeated Venezuela’s Ana Mendoza to take the bronze, completing an all-Colombian podium.
Ana María Rendón returned to the recurve women’s podium, but this time as champion—a title she hadn’t held since 2014.
Rendón’s opponent was Ane Marcelle dos Santos of Brazil, the 2022 South American champion from Asunción.
The bronze medal stayed in the host country with the victory of Alma Fiorella Pueyo López of Argentina.
Colombia’s Pablo Gómez was crowned compound men’s champion for the first time, capping off a very successful outdoor season.
In this category, the Colombian team once again swept the top three spots, with Sebastián Arenas winning the silver medal and Jagdeep Singh Mejía taking the bronze.
In addition, Pablo Gómez and Sara López won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event against the Brazilian pair of Bianca Rodrigues and Jairo Rodrigo da Silva.
Argentina secured an emotional third-place finish by defeating Venezuela in a shoot-off.
Brazil won the only gold medal that Colombia did not win on the final day of competition.
D’Almeida and Ana Luiza Caetano were crowned champions in the recurve mixed team category.
Argentina took the silver medal and Chile the bronze.
The four quota spots for the Pan American Games went to Argentina in recurve men, Ecuador in recurve women, Brazil in compound men, and Venezuela in compound women.