The South American zone youth and junior tournaments of the Women's IHF Trophy South and Central America continued on Thursday 8 June with four more matches played in Lima, Peru.

At the youth (U17) competition, the preliminary stage finished with two games, as Colombia defeated Bolivia 54:5, and Venezuela proved too strong for Peru (33:20).

Three teams - Colombia, Venezuela and Peru – ended the round-robin tournament with four points, so the goal difference in their head-to-head encounters was a tie-breaker.

Colombia, who have +7, and Venezuela (+4) finished first and second, respectively, and progressed to the final, which will be held on Saturday 11 June at 15:00 (local time). Home side Peru (-11) ranked third and will fight for the bronze with Bolivia at 15:00 on Friday.

At the junior (U19) event, Colombia beat Ecuador 40:12, and Peru had the upper hand against Venezuela (31:27). Bolivia had a rest day. Venezuela, Peru and Colombia are level on four points, while Ecuador and Bolivia have zero points.

On Friday, the round-robin tournament will continue with two matches: Colombia against Venezuela at 13:00, and Ecuador against Bolivia at 17:00. And on Saturday, Bolivia meet Colombia at 13:00, and Ecuador face Peru at 17:00.

Photo: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Handball