Tica Elena Weinstok became Pan American bowling champion at age 16

costa rican pitcher Elena Weinstock He had a dream day at the Pan American Combined Championships in Reno, Nevada, USA.

At just 16, she became the first Costa Rican woman to win the Pan American Senior Bowling Championship in the individual event, but she went on to win every elite women’s event. She was an absolute monarch.

Elena Weinstok holds the distinction of being a junior world champion, but in this Pan American Championships she outperformed the most experienced bowlers in the senior category. This automatically puts her at the top of the discipline and bodes well for her future.

His feat at Pan Am began in a personal way. First, Tica showed her talent and determination, adding 1,366 pins after 6 lines and defeating Puerto Rican Zoriani Reyes by one goal in a very close match.

In third place out of 81 runners was Ana Morales of Guatemala with 1,360, while another Costa Rican, Joselyn Valverde, was sixth with 1,312.

But the growth of the teenager in bowling will not surprise anyone, as persistence and improvement are part of her career. It is worth mentioning that despite her young age, Elena Weinstok won ninth place in the individual event at the last Pan American Games in Santiago 2023.

The talented Tico bowler won the Pan American Championships in all the elite women’s events. This achievement was achieved by combining the scores of 24 matches in individual, doubles, trios and team events. His average score was 229.50.

Second place went to American Shannon Pluhowsky with an average of 226.67, and rounding out the podium was Kamilah Dammers from Aruba with 221.67.

“It was a great experience to compete with the best in the world, thanks to the National Olympic Committee (CON), the Costa Rican Institute of Sports and Recreation (Icoder) and the country club for all their help,” said Elena Weinstok After winning the individual Pan American title, she had no idea that titles were waiting for her in every competition as well.

The Costa Rican made history at this tournament by becoming the youngest bowler to win the title. In addition, she is the first tika to win the Pan American Grand Slam Championship.