Cuba won seven titles this Friday at the Para-Athletics Grand Prix in Xalapa, Mexico, although the team must have regretted the withdrawal of star sprinter Omara Durand due to illness.
Titles included gold for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in the long jump, Robiel Yankiel Sol, whose jump of 7.43 meters gave him gold in the T46 category, according to report of Hit.
The experienced Leonardo Díaz (F56) did something similar on the disc: he shot 39.72 meters on his second attempt, unattainable for the local Ricardo Robles, his escort with 37.52.
Also on the record, but in the group F57, Gerdan Fonseca dominated. His winning shot advanced to 38.59 meters, well away from the 28.11 of the local Alan Torres, occupying the second position.
Javelin in hand also added titles Ever Castro and Ulicer Aguilera. The first with a shipment of 33.15 meters in the F41 category and the second with 58.47 between F13.
Noraivis de las Heras (F44), another experienced member of the group, was the best in propelling the bullet sending the implement up to 9.40 meters.
omara
The eight-time Paralympic queen was scheduled to participate in the 400m heats (T12 category) and then discuss the 100m. However, she felt unwell after the first test and it was decided that she not complete the competition, argues a report from the sports media. Hit.
“She is a warrior, she felt discomfort due to a digestive disorder, but she wanted to run the 400 meters and marked 53.79 seconds. The discomfort increased and we decided to end the competition”, coach Miriam Ferrer told JIT about what happened on the track at the Heriberto Jara Corona stadium.
“He has already received medical attention and feels better. I even wanted to run again, but there is no need to risk it”, added the coach with more calm and certain that the woman from Santiago does not suffer any type of injury.
Omara had easily dominated the 200-meter final on Thursday with a time of 23.90 seconds, her best time of the year over that distance.
With a silver medal was the long jumper Ángel Jiménez, from the T12 category, capable of nailing his spikes 6.21 meters from the table. Ballista Máximo Linares (F54, 5.94 meters) said goodbye with eighth place. Daniel Milanés, registered in the round of the oval category T47, could not complete his first race.
Saturday day
This Saturday the contest will continue, where para-athletes from 24 nations have gathered with prominence for more than 300 hosts.
For all Cubans except Omara, the event marked their first international forays of the year. His performance will clarify the outlook for the design of strategies that allow access to tickets for the 2023 World Paraathletics Championships in Paris, prior to the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, according to the sports portal.
