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Excellent performance of Cuba in the Olympic games of Tokyo 2020, an analysis of one of our journalists
With the gold medal of boxer Andy Cruz on the last day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, the Cuban delegation placed in an excellent fourteenth place out of 200 countries, meeting the pre-competition goal, with a total of 15 medals, of them 7 of gold, 3 of silver and 5 bronzes.
The performance of the Cubans, with only 69 competitors, surpassed what was done in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro.
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will go down in history as the Olympics marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and strict security protocols, Cubans once again relied on the flagship: boxing, which, with 7 representatives, obtained 4 gold medals and one bronze.
The golds for the double Olympic starters Julio César la Cruz, Arlen López and Roniel Iglesias, the latter, redeeming his London 2012 medal. Favorite Andy Cruz did not disappoint and also climbed to the top of the podium.
Highlight Prince Lázaro Álvarez, who obtained his third bronze medal under the 5 rings.
Other combat sports like wrestling did the trick.
The Greco-Roman wrestling won 2 gold medals, that of the surprising Luis Alberto Orta and that of the giant Mijaín López, a legend in the 130kg, hanging his fourth gold medal, an unprecedented fact for an athlete with almost 39 years of age.
The bronze for Reinieris Salas of the free class.
For its part, judo was able to achieve a silver metal through legend Idalis Ortiz, who also achieved his fourth medal.
Finally, Rafael Alba, from taekwondo, rounded off his combat sports performance with his bronze medal.
Special mention for the duo of the C-2 in the canoe, Serguei Torres and Fernando Dayán Jorge, with a historic gold medal, in a sport where Cuba has youth to achieve more success.
Bittersweet flavor left the silver medal of Juan Miguel Echeverría, injured and lost his gold medal in the last jump of the Greek athlete, with the same 8.41 meters, but with a second best jump, and leaving Maikel Masó in bronze, also injured.
In athletics Yaimé Pérez won a bronze medal on the puck.
Also outstanding is the silver of Leuris Pupo, in rapid pistol, returning to the podium with 44 years and 6 Olympic games.
The United States won by nations, with 39 gold medals, one more than China with 38, while Japan as host was third with 27 gold medals.
Tokyo is already history, in 3 years the appointment will be in Paris, with new hopes for Cubans.
Imagen: taken from Cubadebate.
