Gilberto García, president of the Judo Federation, affirms that hard, planned and consistent work has been bearing the desired results; they will not stop contributing in games
Los Central American Games in Barranquilla 2018 and the Panam Games in Lima, 2019they tested the dominican judo and got good grades.
In the Barranquilla Games 2018, the dominican Stephanie Soriano reached a judo gold of the Central American and Caribbean Games by beating Colombian Érika Lasso, who won silver, in the final of the 44-kilogram category.
Soriano, at the time 21 years old, won her first gold in a regional event after convincingly defeating the Colombian in the final, the Mexican Daniela Rodriguez in the semifinals and the Venezuelan María Giménez in the quarters. “It was something very important to have won that gold in Barranquilla”Soriano explained.
Medickson of the Orb complied
The Creole judoka had predicted before leaving in 2018 for the games that he would win the gold medal and it was.
He is the new champion of the category minus 81 kilos of the Judo tournament of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games from here.
“I was very confident that I would achieve it, I just put in the effort and desire, and here I have the gold for my country, the Dominican Republic”This is how Del Orbe expressed himself after the fight.
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To win the gold medal, Medickson defeated Puerto Rican Adrián Gandía in the final by ippon at 3:46 minutes.
Lewis also shone
the dominican Lewis Medina won the gold medal in judo 100 kg category in the Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018.
He beat Cuban José Armenteros with a wazari.
With this achievement, the Dominican Republic managed to reach, at that time, 23 gold medals out of a total of 88, of which 20 are silver and 45 bronze.
Florentino caught a silver
While Robert Florentino, in judo, obtained a silver medal in the 90 kg and Eiraima Silvestre, obtains a bronze medal in the 78 kg of women’s judo.
Mateo and Otaño, bronze medals
Wander Mateo He won the bronze medal in the minus 66 kilos category, by beating Juan Hernández, from Colombia, in the playoffs 10-2.
Mateo, who was one of the serious contenders for gold in the category, lost that status by fighting a tough battle with Cuban Oniel Solìs, who won by decision 3-2, on golden point in the semifinal.
At the Panama Games 2019
The Dominican Judo Federation and his team of coaches never doubted the contribution of the athletes to the delegation of Dominican Republic who competed in the Lima Pan American Games that were held in 2019, Peru. The president of Fedojudo, Gilberto García, said that the organization made the second best contribution to the Dominican medal table in Lima.
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He recalled that Judo contributed two of the ten gold medals that the country achieved in the continental event that ended last Sunday. The gold medals were won by Estefanía Soriano and Wander Mateo, in the 48 and 57 kilograms, respectively.
Ana Rosa Garcia (57 kg) and Orb Medickson (-81 kgs) also climbed to the podium by winning two bronze medals. Judo was second only to karate, which won three gold. “It was a great performance from our athletes, but it could have been better. Del Orbe and Florentino were to win the gold and they couldn’t.
Judo has won 105 JAC medals
In the historical medal table, Dominican judo in the different versions of the Central American and Caribbean Games has won some 105 medals with 13 gold, 37 silver and 55 bronze. José Vásquez is the athlete who has the most medals with one gold, one silver and 4 bronze medals in the men’s division. In women, the immortal Dulce María Piña with one gold, three silver and one bronze.
