In the final, the Panamanian Donald Lee defeated the Costa Rican Rodolfo Madriz, who took home the silver medal. Lee secured his spot in the final after beating the Costa Rican Marcos Moretti in the quarterfinals and the Guatemalan Diego Aguilar in the semifinals. The bronze medals were shared by the local Diego Aguilar and the Costa Rican Alejandro Naranjo. The women's masters final was a local duel, in which the Guatemalan Ana Morales defeated her compatriot Sofía Jimena Olivares, who took the silver. Morales dominated the lane from the quarterfinals, where she convincingly beat her compatriot Sofía Rodríguez. Earlier in the semifinals, Morales defeated the Costa Rican Alejandra Sandoval to advance to the decisive match against Olivares. The women's podium was completed with two bronze medals for Costa Rica, won by Alejandra Sandoval and Elena Weinstrock. With the masters' finals, where Panama and Guatemala were the main protagonists, bowling concluded at the XII Central American Games Guatemala 2025. The event, held from October 18-30, brought together over 3,000 athletes from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Panama and Guatemala win gold in bowling finals at Central American Games
Bowling competitions concluded at the XII Central American Games 2025 in Guatemala City. Panamanian Donald Lee and Guatemalan Ana Morales won gold in the masters' category. Costa Rica also shined, securing two bronze medals.