The Cuban delegation added its first prize in the II Sunday Junior Pan American Gameswhich are celebrated in Asunción, Paraguaythanks to the bronze medal won by the boat of eight oars with helmsman.
The formation of the island completed the initial half of the test located in third place, and managed to maintain that position until the end of the regatta to enter the goal with a time of 5: 45.96 minutes, reports The Jit Sports Portal.
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They contributed with third place in the regatta of eight rowing with helmsman the first medal of the island and equaled the performance of this sport in the previous edition. #Cuba #Cuba is #Conamorcubahttps://t.co/onhmrjdizz pic.twitter.com/9x4odn2eep– Jit Cuban sport (@jit_digital) August 10, 2025
In this way, the forecasts were fulfilled, since the Chilean boat dominated the competition with a time of 5: 42.26, to give the southern nation one of the three titles that conquered their rowers in the day.
Right in the end the Brazilian boat (5: 45.75) resisted the thrust of Cuban formation to take over second position.
The Cuban rowers saw action in another of the finals held on the Sunday day, but they were far from the avant -garde places.
The media that Roberto Carlos Paz and Leduar Suárez points out, also members of the award -winning crew, opted for medals in the double pair of short oars -after winning the right in the repechage segment -but they ended up anchoring in the fifth box (6: 39.06) of the regatta dominated by the Brazilians Joao Batista and Daniel Passold (6: 31.
Far from the podium, the Cubans Adel Gutiérrez and Henry Heredia also finished in the two oars without helmsman, as his 7: 27.16 minutes chrono only reached him to anchor in a sixth seat.
In just two days of competition in the Bay of Asunción, Cuban representatives matched their performance in this sport during the first edition of these continental appointments, held four years ago in the Colombian town of Cali-Valle.
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Jit highlights that this Monday will open the possibility of overcoming that performance when Leduar, Roberto Carlos, Adel and Henry Remen in the four -fashioned boat.
The participation of Natalie Morales and Claudia Tolón in the qualifying regattas of the double pair of short row for women is planned for the same day.
In the previous version of the continental multisport appointment for young people, Cuba occupied fifth place in the classification by countries, thanks to the conquest of 29 titles, 19 silver and 22 bronze medals. In the first positions were Brazil, Colombia, the United States and Mexico, in that order.
