RD athletes achieve three golds in the Open Panam judo qualifier

The outstanding athletes Robert Florentino, Medickson of the Orb and Wild Eiraima They won a gold medal at the Pan American Judo Open held in the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.

The contest, which had the support of the National Institute of Physical Education (INEFI)awarded points for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Florentino won gold by defeating Alexander Knauf, from the United States, in the -90 kilos final. Bronze went to Diego Díaz, from Mexico, and Max Stewart, from Jamaica. Del Orbe defeated Jan Svoboda, from the Czech Republic, in the final -81 kilos.

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The Cubans Maikel Mkencie London and Jorge Martinez They shared the bronze. Eiraima, who won gold in the qualifier for the Central American and Caribbean Games, prevailed in the final of the open against Coralie Godbout, from Canada, in the final -78 kilos. Vanessa Chala, from Ecuador, and Sairy Colón, from Puerto Rico, the bronze.

The Dominican José Nova hung the silver by falling to Marc Deschenes, of Canada, in the men’s over 100 kilos final.

The Ecuadorian Freddy Figueroaand the Venezuelan Luis AmezquitaThey took the bronze.

In other results, the Cuban Liester Cardona was the champion in -100 kilos by beating Nathaniel Keeve, from the United States. The bronze was shared by Alexis Esquivel, from Mexico, and Nikola Petrovic, from Canada.

In the Pan American Open, which took place over the weekend with the participation of judokas from 22 countries, the Dominican Republic added three gold medals, two silver and one bronze, during the judo event in the country.