The last day of the Aquece Rio de Janeiro event was played with a Carioca sun and a thermometer heat reaching 119 degrees (48,7 ºC).
The national team of Brazil won the championship in the men’s division scoring 2-2 (3-2) in a shoot outs definition, and the women’s national team of Barbados won the championship in a comfortable 3-0 victory over Peru.
In the games played to decide third and fourth place, the men’s national team of Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze award beating Mexico 3-1 in a very close game, and in the women’s group the national team of Paraguay pulled a historic 2-1 victory over Brazil. The scorers of the tournament were José Maldonado (CHI) and Keisha Boyce (BAR).
The outstanding performance and level of dedication and commitment of the teams participating in this four nation tournament have proven that the Pan American hockey is gaining presence in the international agenda.
All the teams stressed the importance of having had a chance to be a part of a tournament which demonstrated an elite and professional organization from the moment of their arrival to Rio de Janeiro and in the Deodoro Olympic Hockey Center. It was also noted that the work of the hundreds of volunteers and officials taking part in the Aquece Rio Test Event was outstanding.
A newsworthy event on the last day was the announcement of Chile's coach, Diego Amoroso, who after receiving the silver medal along with the national team, informed that this would be his last tournament as Head Coach of the Trans-Andean team.
All the teams that participated in the tournament received a recognition for their performance presented by high-ranking officials of the International Hockey Federation, Sue Catton, David Luckes and Martyn Gallivan and the President of Field Hockey Confederation of Brazil, Sydnei Rocha.
