Santo Domingo, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of 20 weightlifters from the Dominican Republic left today for Varadero, Cuba, to participate in the Manuel Suárez in Memoriam International Tournament, the last qualifier for the San Salvador-2023 Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. .
The main figures who traveled to the largest of the Antilles are the Olympic medalists Zacarías Bonnat (81 kilograms) and Crismery Santana (89).
In addition, Beatriz Pirón and Dahiana Ortiz, who will compete in the 49 kilograms; Nathalia Novas (59), Sindy Santana (76), Yudelina Mejía (81), Julio Cedeño (73) and Ezequiel Germán (+109), Yineisy Reyes, (64), Verónica Vega (81), Daiana Serrano, (71) and Erika Feliz (76).
The delegation is completed by Yeison Michel and Breylin Pacheco, competitors in the 61 kilograms; Jhon Pirón (67), Ray Reyes (81), Joselo Sánchez (89), Confessor Santana (96) and Ander Santiago, more than 109.
As head coach Héctor Domínguez told the press, “we are going to Cuba with one of the best teams in recent years, despite the fact that it is a renewed team, something like a combination of youngsters like Ortiz and veterans like Pirón, Santana , Reyes and Bonnat».
For his part, the president of the Weightlifting Federation of this country, William Ozuna, expressed that they hope to complete the classification in Cuban lands and get as many places as possible for the Central Americans.
“The goal of the group and the coaching staff is to be able to obtain the place in all the divisions and classify the 20 athletes to the Central Americans of El Salvador,” he specified.
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