The Guatemalan gymnast Jorge Vega López He put the name of Guatemala again when conquering the silver medal in the floor final (FX) of the Pan American Senior Championship of Artistic Gymnastics 2025, which is held in Panama City. Vega achieved a score of 13,800, enough to get on the continental podium once again and reaffirm its place as one of the greatest referents of national sport.
In addition to the achievement on ground, Vega also qualified for the Salto final (VT)consolidating an outstanding performance in the contest that brings together the best gymnasts in the American continent. With this result, the athlete from Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez, continues his way with a firm step towards the next Olympic cycle competitions.
The Pan American Championship is a key event in the calendar of artistic gymnastics, since in addition to giving medals, it gives important points in the ranking and serves as the thermometer to evaluate the level of athletes in the region. For Vega, this silver has a special value, since it is its return to the podium in a competence of great demand and after intense preparation.
Jorge Vega is a name that resonates strongly in Guatemala’s sports history. With international medals in Pan -American, Central American and Caribbean Games, and Fig tournaments, it has become a symbol of perseverance, discipline and total delivery by their country.
Subsequently to his routine, Vega was excited and grateful. His participation in the soil was technically solid, with a precise and high level of difficulty routine, which allowed him to obtain the second best score of the day.
The classification to the Salto final also opens a new opportunity for the Guatemalan to get on the podium again. It will be a proof where his power and execution will be key, two qualities that have characterized Vega in this discipline throughout his career.
The performance of Jorge Vega not only proud of Guatemalan sport, but also inspires a new generation of athletes who see it as a reference. His constancy and results have maintained it in the regional elite, despite the logistics, economic and infrastructure challenges that athletes usually face in the country.
The National Gymnastics Federation and the Guatemalan Olympic Committee celebrated the achievement with congratulations on social networks, highlighting the talent, experience and temper of Vega, who continues to add bright chapters to his career.
With this silver medal, Jorge Vega López continues to write his legacy as one of the great icons of Guatemalan sport and makes it clear that his ambition to continue competing to the highest level is more alive than ever.