The first of six gold medal matches on Sunday at the Santiago 2026 Hyundai World Archery Para Series delivered one of the day’s biggest stories, as Daniela Cecilia Campos Marzano defeated tournament favourite Ziva Lavrinc 7-1 to win para recurve women’s gold.
The Peruvian tied the opening set 27-27 with the Slovenian before taking control, winning the next three sets 29-26, 26-23 and 26-24 at the Peñalolén Training Centre.
Campos Marzano was one of only two archers from Peru competing in Santiago, alongside para compound men’s entry Junior Alexander Vargas Landeo. Her victory made her the first Peruvian to win a medal on the inaugural World Para Series circuit.
“I’m not going to lie to you, I was nervous,” said Campos Marzano, who added a second gold medal to her 2026 season after winning at the Para South American Games. “It’s my first final in a Hyundai [World Para Series], at an event like this, and although I’d finished in the top 10 before, this was my first final. So, if I lost, I’d take silver; if I won, gold, so I tried to keep my nerves in check.”
“This is our first – our very first – medal at a Hyundai event, so I’m absolutely proud,” she added.
Campos Marzano is no stranger to major success, having won at the Para Pan American Games three years ago, also in Santiago, as well as bronze medals at the 2024 Pan American Para Championships and the Chicago Americas Para Cup in 2025.
