With sportsmanship high on a sweltering day, the intercollegiate competitions came to an end on Sunday afternoon (30), in Cesc Nova Iguaçu, with decisive disputes in men’s under-18 beach volleyball. The day before was the women’s finals day. The traditional student competition is held by the newspaper O GLOBO, presented by Sesc-RJ and supported by Caixa.
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The gold medal in the men’s competition went to Santa Monica duo Reedy De Encino, Ryan Carlantonio, 17, and Luann Pimentel, 18. In the grand final they beat Luz de Siber’s duo, João Vitor Vieira and Mateus de Lima, aged 17 and 16 respectively.
Ryan captured his second championship, but he wants more next year, when he graduates from high school.
— This victory is the result of the commitment and responsibility we have learned to represent our school in competitions. The third championship next year is in God’s hands, but we will make an effort to achieve this achievement on the field. Now it’s time to celebrate, because winning in this heat was very difficult – this is what the young man reveals.
Luan, the gold medal partner, agreed with his colleague that the biggest challenges of the day were the heat and wind, which changed the course of the ball on the most decisive shots of the match.
Actually, the match was good. Although they won 2 sets to 0, Santa Monica Rede de Encino had to fight back in the second stage. They were tied at 13-13 until finally getting the better of Luz de Sabre. Final: 18 to 13 in the second set for Santa Monica.
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Pedro II secures the third championship
In the women’s competition, held the previous day, Pedro II won the gold medal in this sport. Aurora Mendonça and Juliana Cruz, who had been a couple for about three years, confirmed their preference and took the third title in the competition. They beat the Luiz de Camões duo in the U18 Women’s Grand Final by 2 sets to 1, with scores of 18 to 11 in the first and second sets.
– They are an experienced duo, they have played together for three years and in other competitions as well. They are very harmonious. Pedro II has this tradition in volleyball and beach volleyball, says the duo’s coach, Ana Paula Pimenta.
The closing ceremony of Intercolegial 2025 will take place on Wednesday (3), at the Editora Globo Hall, in downtown Rio. This event targets principals and teachers of participating schools. The reception begins at 2pm, with a welcome coffee, followed by the official opening and a video presentation with the best moments of the competition.
The program includes speeches by representatives of partner institutions. The awards will take place in the second half of the afternoon, and will be held in stages, with official photo sessions. At 4 p.m., the InterSolidário prizes will be handed out, followed, at 4:40 p.m., by the Senac Rio summit prize, which includes a check for R$5,000. Then come the winners in the youth and free categories; And finally at 5:10 p.m. the general classification awards.