(By Coach Geovanny Coello / Butterfly Americas)
Lima, Peru | July 24–29, 2026
Butterfly Coach Geovanny Coello served as the head coach of Ecuador’s university table tennis national team during the Lima 2026 Pan American University Games, held from July 24 to 29 in Lima, Peru.
The Ecuadorian delegation was composed of student-athletes from Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), and Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM), who competed against university programs from across the Americas.
Under Coach Coello’s leadership, the men’s team composed of Joseph Vásquez, Jeremy Cedeño, and Joshua Robayo, won the gold medal in the team event, following a 3–2 victory over the United States in the final.
Ecuador concluded the competition with a total of six medals:
- Gold – Men’s Team: Joseph Vásquez, Jeremy Cedeño (UPS), and Joshua Robayo (USFQ)
- Silver – Mixed Doubles: Keimy Anchundia (USFQ) and Joshua Robayo (USFQ)
- Bronze – Women’s Team
- Bronze – Women’s Doubles: Valeria Alvia (UTM) and Keimy Anchundia (USFQ)
- Bronze – Men’s Doubles: Jeremy Cedeño (UPS) and Joshua Robayo (USFQ)
- Bronze – Men’s Singles: Joshua Robayo (USFQ)
These results reflect the continued development of university table tennis in Ecuador and the strong participation of athletes, coaches, and universities in international competition.
Butterfly recognizes Coach Coello’s role as head coach of the national university team, as well as the performance of all athletes who represented Ecuador.
This achievement further reinforces Butterfly’s ongoing commitment to the development of high-performance table tennis and support for competitive university-level programs. Ecuador participated in the international event with a delegation representing its university sports system.
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