With 29 gold, 19 silver and 22 bronze medals, Cuba ranked fifth in the medal table after finishing its participation in the Cali Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games, the first of its kind, which took place in Colombia, according to published official media.
During the sporting event, the performance of the mixed diving team stood out. Anisley García, Carlos Ramos, Laidel Domínguez and Luis Cañabate snatched the gold from the Mexican team on November 25. It was precisely García who offered the island the biggest smiles by reaching a total of 276.5 points in the one-meter springboard test and thereby winning the gold medal. In addition, he obtained bronze on the platform.
Athletics was another of the favorable disciplines for the Cuban delegation with 9 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronzes. And with this, he assured his participation in the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023. The first gold came with Silinda Morales in the throwing of the disc, the same event in which Melany Matheus achieved silver.
The official press took the opportunity to praise the harvest of 70 medals in Cali and have been placed “above strong nations such as Argentina” in the medal table.
Meanwhile, the Daily Cooper midfielder and the long jumper Maikel Vidal also played the notes of the national anthem. Other winners include Greisys Roble in the 110-meter hurdles, Yoao Puentes in the 400-meter hurdles, Marys Adela Patterson in the heptathlon, Leyanis Pérez in the triple jump, Yaritza de la Caridad Martínez in the hammer throw and Andy Hechavarría in the triple jump. jump.
The performance of the Cuban athletes allowed in the Greco-Roman and women’s and men’s free wrestling to get 9 golds, 3 silver and silver, in boxing (4 -1-1), in judo (2-2-3), in canoeing (2- 1-0) and in table tennis (1-1-5).
The official press took the opportunity to praise the harvest of 70 medals in Cali and have been placed “above strong nations like Argentina” in the medal table. It does so in a year marked by failures and leaks. Between October and November, in 45 days, six youth athletes left the Island looking for an opportunity in the Major League Baseball of the United States (MLB).
And it was on the diamond where the young Cubans led by Eriel Sánchez did not do well. The troop of the patriotic manager had to settle for bronze after the Colombian ninth crushed them in the semifinal stage. Before the coffee growers, as published Full swing“A couple of balls were given away and an error by shortstop Christian Rodríguez delayed the Antillean suffering.” The third place had to dispute it with Venezuela.
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