CARACAS.- Dominican Wilfrido De la Cruz won the third gold for the Dominican Republic in taekwondo combat in the -55 kg category, in the continuation of the VI Central American and Caribbean School Games Venezuela 2023.
His teammates also achieved bronze medals, José Manuel Made, in combat -63 kilos and Diego Natera in the -48Kg category. While Carla Ramón and Joel Vilorio in poomsae.
When speaking with the press, the coach of the Dominican team, Enmanuel Mateo, considered the participation fruitful, especially because of the gold achieved by De la Cruz.
“We thank the Ministry of Sports and Recreation for the support it has been giving so that these young people can develop for the future, since they are promising and starting next year they will enter the new sports cycle,” said Mateo.
He explained that by 2026 they will be better prepared, because they exhibited a good level for their first time in an international event, which is why he feels very satisfied, while for this Wednesday his expectations are high in the remaining competitions.
The Dominican Republic was placed in fifth position in the medal table with 37 medals, 3 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze.
3X3 Basketball
The male and female 3X3 basketball teams won the bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the tournament of this discipline on the open courts of the sports complex in Plaza Merliot as part of the VI Central American and Caribbean School Games that They are held in Caracas, Miranda and La Guaira, in Venezuela.
The women’s team, made up of athletes Robmariel Medrano, Karina Capellan, Roselyn Mesa and Alanna Montes De Oca, after having defeated Nicaragua in the quarterfinals, 20-7, went on to compete in the semifinal against Colombia, whom they dominated with ease to finish with a score of 18-4, securing a silver medal, and making it to the final, where they were surpassed by the Venezuelan team, 16 by 19.
While the men’s team, made up of Félix Jorge, Albert Reyes, Darell Mercedes Mejía and Robert Jiménez, after having defeated the Mexican team, 18-16, lost its fourth game 16-17 when playing against the Venezuelan squad.
The mixed judo team of the Dominican Republic won a silver medal, after losing to the representation of Venezuela, on the final day of the tournament held at the headquarters of the United Nations Park in El Paraíso.
In a very close final that concluded with an extra match, Venezuela took the gold medal corresponding to the team event by beating the Dominican team 4-3.
The Dominican Republic first beat the teams from Panama and Colombia to reach the final, where after a 3-3 draw, the decisive fight was won by the Venezuelan Gustavo Cañizales, who won by “Shime waza” (strangulation). -abandonment) to the Dominican Carlos Castillo, of the more than 81 kilograms.
With this silver medal, the Dominican delegation says goodbye to this discipline with a total of 12 medals, including one gold, nine silver and two bronze.
Volleyball
On the other hand, the Dominican men’s volleyball team fell in four sets against the Colombian sextet, thus losing the opportunity to advance to the final.
The sets ended 28-26, 25-23, 25-21 and 25-23 in favor of Colombia.
The Dominican Republic will once again see action against Cuba for the bronze medal.
Athletics
Athletics was not far behind, on the third day of this tournament, the Dominican Republic won its second silver medal, now in the mixed 4X400 relay modality, in which Yisneidi Alcántara García, Yenifer García, Alfredo Blanco and Diosquendri Rojas Estter participated .
The Dominican relay stopped the clock at 3:40.70, 7 seconds less than the Venezuelan team that finished with a time of 3:33.70.
In the long jump modality, Elizabet Martínez managed to reach a distance of 5.26 meters to win a bronze medal, as did the women’s relay, which reached a time of 48.98 to take the athletes of the women’s 4X100 relay Maryelis Cedano Rodríguez to the podium, Elisabeth Martínez, Yisneidi Antonia Alcántara and Isabella Fernández Paulino.
2023-11-29 00:12:38
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