A night of pure adrenaline was experienced on Thursday at the SND Arena. The protagonists were the Paraguayan basketball players, who in a vibrant game beat Chile 67-57 and achieved their second victory at the Odesur 2022 Games.
Conversions from doubles, triples, or single pitches caused an outburst with energetic cheering from the crowd. Paraguay even overcame an adverse score of 12 points difference.
Paola Ferrari led the great comeback with the fundamental support of Marta Peralta, María Caraves, Tamara Infrán and Jazmín Mercado. In addition to Ximena Ibarra, Natalia Quevedo, Manuela Ramírez, Johana Ghiringhelli, Andrea Gómez, Ana Brítez and Astrid Huttemann.
A team that demonstrates in each game to be more involved, generates emotion and aspires to achieve a medal for Paraguay. At the Odesur Games in Cochabamba 2018 they achieved bronze and this time they dream of gold.
Fighter, warrior, supportive and persevering are some of the features that characterize the Paraguayan captain born on September 16, 1985 and who for almost 20 years has been standing out locally and internationally.
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His love for basketball began at the age of seven and at 10 he told his parents that he wanted to dedicate himself to that and at 12 he was already playing his senior championship. The support of his parents was always an incentive for him to continue with his dreams.
Already in her adolescence she had a formative step in the United States and after completing her secondary studies she began her dizzying career in Spain, one of the powers in women’s basketball. She then went through France, Ecuador, Brazil, Greece and Uruguay.
One of his decisions was precisely not to return to Europe to focus entirely on the 2022 South American Games. Despite his international significance, one of his greatest prides continues to be defending the colors of Paraguay.
Some of his personal achievements
Paola Ferrari has among her awards several titles both at team and individual level. She was chosen as the best basketball player in Paraguay in 2014 and 2015 and chosen among the athletes of the century by the National Sports Secretariat.
She was the best South American scorer in the years 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2013, the highest scorer in the Spanish league in 2016, she occupied the ideal quintet of the Spanish league in 2016 and the Americacup in 2017.
She became the best three-point player in the Paraguayan league in 2019 and the best player in the South American Club League in 2022. Her performance was always highlighted in each club she played for, which speaks of her competitive level.
A new modality
At the Odesur 2022 Games, the 3×3 basketball modality was trained, a relatively new sports discipline. At the Olympic level, it was played for the first time in Tokyo 2020, but its origins date back to the 1930s, on the streets of California, USA.
Despite her career, Paola Ferrari decided to play that modality for the first time in her career, along with three other teammates. After vibrant matches, they won the silver medal.
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She is one of the most influential athletes in the country in recent times and with the desire to continue shining and exalting the flag of Paraguay.
The women’s team still has two games left in the Odesur 2022 Games: Uruguay and Colombia to be played this Saturday and Sunday at the National Sports Secretariat venue. Tickets cost G. 10,000.
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Paola Ferrari, strength and leadership in Paraguayan basketball