By Manuel Asseff Blanco, special envoy on October 30, 2023. Published in Sports.
Santiago de Chile, October 30 (ACN) Cubans Iván Silva, of the 90 kilograms (kg) and Andy Granda (100 kg)today they achieved the golden double in Panamerican Gamesby winning their respective divisions in the Santiago judo tournament 2023.
The first to win the gold medal was Silva, who defeated the Brazilian Rafael Macedo by Hansoku-make (disqualification) in the grand final.
I came with the motivation to this competition to give my contribution to the delegation, especially with the gold, and I was able to achieve it like in Lima 2019, he declared to the press in the mixed zone of the Contact Sports Center.
Here I arrived with a little more experience and that is always important, I feel satisfied to be Pan American champion once again, and now I will continue working for future challenges, he noted.
In the case of Granda, world monarch last year in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he defeated the Chilean Francisco Solís by Ippon, to repeat the reign of four years ago in the Peruvian capital.
I knew that facing a local judoka in the final would be complicated, but I went out onto the tatami focused on my strategy and calm because I always had confidence in my chances of victory, he said.
I took advantage of the fact that he (Solis) was a little desperate and anxious, so I waited for my moment and was able to project it into an action, he added.
He also highlighted the good preparation they had in Cuba and Peru with a view to achieving those good results (five gold medals so far) and thus equaling the Lima 2019 harvest, he pointed out.
Finally, he said that Cuban judo once again contributed several gold medals and that gives them a lot of joy, although he recalled that there is still the team competition tomorrow and there could be big surprises, he concluded.
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2023-10-31 05:00:13
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