The national duo made up of Claudia Gaona and Lisbeth Allcca won the bronze medal in the fifth stage of the South American Beach Volleyball Circuit, held at the San Antonio venue of Club Regatas Lima.
This important result brings Peru closer to qualifying for the Senior World Championship that will take place in Australia in 2025.
The Peruvian representatives were part of Group A along with pairs from Chile, Ecuador, and another Peruvian team, achieving victories in all their group stage matches.
That performance allowed them to advance directly to the quarterfinals, where they confidently defeated the other Peruvian duo 2 sets to 0, with scores of 21-14 and 21-14.
In the semifinals, Gaona and Allcca faced the Paraguayan duo in a decisive match for a place in the final. Despite their effort, they lost 2 sets to 0 (21-14, 21-14), but they still had the chance to fight for third place on the podium.
In the match for the bronze medal, the Peruvians went up against the Argentine duo, who had just lost to Brazil. With determination and good play, Gaona and Allcca managed to prevail in a close match that ended 2 sets to 1, with scores of 21-13, 16-21, and 15-12, thus securing a valuable medal for the country.
At the end of the match, Lisbeth Allcca shared her excitement about the result: “Very happy, it was quite a difficult match. We knew how to push through, we knew how to manage it by doing things well from the beginning, and everything went well,” she stated.
For her part, Claudia Gaona highlighted the mental strength shown after the semifinal loss to Paraguay: “It was a mentally tough match, also recovering from a semifinal that was difficult, but we knew how to close the match and win it,” she said.
Peru close to the World Championship
With this medal, Peru adds key points in the South American ranking that qualifies for the World Championship.
After five stages held, the national duo ranks fourth with 1490 points, behind Brazil (2060), Paraguay (1900), and Argentina (1760). In fifth place is Chile with 1300 points, a favorable difference for the Peruvians.
The sixth and final stop of the circuit will take place in Paraguay from May 16 to 18. There, it will be decided which four countries will earn their direct ticket to the 2025 World Championship in Australia.
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Published: 5/9/2025