Los Yakarés prepare to open Olympic Qualifiers vs Argentina

Los Yakarés are to take on Argentina in the opening fixture of the men’s section of the 2015 CONSUR Sevens in Santá Fé this Friday. The Argentine city is playing host to Olympic Games Qualification with Paraguay being involved in both the men’s and women’s categories.

Paraguay’s women, Las Yakarés, will begin against Chile and will play an additional fixture due to Costa Rica’s participation being restricted to the women’s division. Played over three days the competition will confirm which men’s and women’s teams from the continent join hosts Brazil in representing South America at Rio de Janeiro 2016.

Los Yakarés (men)
Martín Ortiz, Leonardo Glizt, Antonio Ramos, Alexander Cáceres, Eymard Brizuela, Sergio Alvarenga, Pablo Espínola, Horacio Aguero, Mateo Arévalo, Manuel Gill Morlis, Camilo Sánchez and Rodrigo Da Rosa.

Las Yakarés (women)
Natalia Justiniano, Andrea Vallejos, Guiletta Romero, Lucero Viveros(Capitana, quien aparece en la foto), Ingrid Alfonso, Liliana Ovelar, Mayra Méndez, Aracelli Nicolini, Gabriela De Coleville, Nadia Belén Bileski, Laura López y Romina Gamarra.

About Paul Tait

CO-FOUNDER / EDITOR / SOUTH AMERICA ... has been covering the sport since 2007. Author on web and in print. Published original works in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Ele fala português / Él habla español.

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