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Jhonnatan Mora Wins eFootball Gold Medal for Panama at Santo Domingo 2026 Games
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Jhonnatan Mora Wins eFootball Gold Medal for Panama at Santo Domingo 2026 Games

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Panamanian gamer Jhonnatan Mora won the gold medal in eFootball at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.
  • Mora secured the victory with a decisive 2-0 win in the final against Guatemala's Arnaldo Vásquez.
  • This gold medal marks Panama's sixth in the regional games and contributes to their total of 20 medals, surpassing their gold medal count from the previous edition.

Panama celebrates a new triumph at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, as gamer Jhonnatan Mora clinched the gold medal in eFootball. This victory adds the sixth gold to Panama's tally in the regional competition.

Mora's path to the championship was challenging. In the semifinals, he faced a tough match against Venezuela's Carlos Salazar, ultimately winning two games to one to secure his spot in the final.

In the grand final, Mora demonstrated strong performance, decisively defeating Guatemala's Arnaldo Vásquez with a clean 2-0 scoreline to claim the gold for Panama. This achievement underscores the growing significance of esports within Panama's delegation in the current Olympic cycle.

With this latest gold medal, Panama has now accumulated a total of 20 medals in Santo Domingo 2026. This surpasses the five gold medals they secured in the previous edition, San Salvador 2023. The strong performance has propelled the Panamanian delegation to eighth place in the overall medal standings.

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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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