Cuba, which arrived in El Salvador with the goal of winning 70 gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games, received two painful defeats this Saturday: in baseball, it lost 4-0 to Mexico and weightlifter Arley Calderón had what he called the official media Hit a “slip”, which prevented him from winning two gold medals. The same edition highlighted the victories of three judokas in different categories, with which the Island ranked third in the medal table with 5 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze, ahead of Mexico with 6 gold medals and Colombia with 11. .
The victories of the judokas Yunisleydis Hernández (52 kg), Arnaes Odelín (57 kg) and Orlando Polanco (66 kg) and a bronze medal for Zamarit Gregorio (48) were an incentive for a Cuban delegation that up to that moment had won a medal of gold. Professor Yordanis Arencibia recognized the dedication of the athletes, which “allowed us to get three medals from a day that promised much less”, public Hit.
Motivated by the medal harvest, Arencibia dared to predict medals for Maylin del Toro, Kaliema Antomarchi and Idalys Ortiz.
The weightlifter Arley Calderón (61 kg) was light and shadow this Saturday. In the snatch, he lifted 124 kg without any major hiccups. He wanted to consolidate his victory and tried with 127 kg, he raised them, but flexed one of his arms. This fault was noticeable by one of the judges, who pointed it out, in the end he kept the bronze medal.
For Calderón came the revenge with a lift of 155 (kg). He did it and was crowned the winner in the gym Cradle of The Magic. “I expected the rivalry with the Colombian and the Venezuelan, since they are worthy opponents for this competition,” Arley told reporters at the end of the test.
In swimming, Elisbet Gámez won the silver medal by covering the 400-meter freestyle in 4:16.34 minutes. Second place was also obtained by the gymnastics team in the all around. Like Daniela Fonseca and Jorge Moisés Campos in table tennis.
In boxing, the Tamers secured three bronze medals with Arlen López (80 kg), Erislán Romero (51 kg) and Fernando Arzola (92 kg). This Sunday the two-time Olympic champion Julio César La Cruz makes his debut.
While in baseball, in a match marked by the defenses and with little play in the outfield, Mexican starter Wilmer Ríos dominated the island’s hitters in six of the seven innings, allowing only two hits. A wild pitch from Cuban Carlos Viera in the second inning tipped the balance in favor of the Aztec team.
It all came crashing down for the Cubans, who used five different pitchers. Neither managed to contain the Mexican offense, which registered ten hits. This Sunday the Island faces Curacao. In the baseball competition, the first four of a total of eight teams will qualify for the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile.
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