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RD ends with 18 medals in the Caribbean Games; ranks third in the medal table

The men’s 3×3 basketball team, made up of Hamlet Ruiz, Juan Junior Rosario, Luismal Ferreiras and Juan Betances, beat Puerto Rico to win the gold.

GUADALUPE.- The delegation of the Dominican Republic culminated its historic participation in the I Caribbean Games with a harvest of 18 medals.

The athletes from Quito won five gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals, placing the country in third place in the medal table, behind Puerto Rico and Cuba.

The swimmer Andrés Martijena was the most outstanding, obtaining three metals, one gold and two silver in the 200, 100 and 50 meter breaststroke tests, respectively.

With the performance of Martijena, swimming ended with four metals, including the bronze won by the new Camila de la Rosa.

Athletics, with Fiordaliza Cofil in the lead, reached the podium six times, winning two golds, one silver and two bronzes.

Cofil dominated the 400-meter dash and was a vital piece for the women’s 4×100 quartet, completed by Marianny Otano, Wilvely Santana and Martha Méndez, to win the bronze.

The men’s 4×100 quartet, made up of César Jasmín, Franquelo Pérez, Ángelo Feliz and Wilbert Encarnación, won gold.

Franquelo Pérez won silver in the 100 meters, while Jamilet Bautista, in the javelin throw, won bronze.

The Judo team was the one that garnered the most medals, adding six.

Clara Barinas won the gold medal, in the -57 kilos, while Creymarlin Valdez obtained silver, in the -70 kilos.

Antoni Matos (-73 kilos), Derick Burgos (-90 kilos) and Franklyn Guzmán (+90 kilos) won a bronze each, as in the team category.

The men’s 3×3 basketball team, made up of Hamlet Ruiz, Juan Junior Rosario, Luismal Ferreiras and Juan Betances, beat Puerto Rico to win the gold.

While the female group, made up of Karla Pantaleón, Nelsy Sentil, Frenny Boisdur Sánchez and Jhoanna Rodríguez, won silver.

Cycling with Flor Espiritusanto Estévez won third place in the road cycling test, after completing a 65-kilometre journey in two hours, 12 minutes and 39 seconds.

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