Havana.- THE CUBAN GUY Juan José Santiesteban will seek the bronze medal on Sunday in the individual event of the Maricá 2024 South American Archery Championship, in Brazil.
The man from Las Tuscany could get the second medal for the Island, since the trio led by Reiter Téllez previously won the silver metal in the team form of the recurve bow.
To access the bronze discussion, JJ – as his teammates call him – left host Gustavo Paulino Dos Santos (6-2) on the road. Then he got rid of the Colombian Santiago Arcila (6-4), second in the order of the double round at 70 meters, and then he eliminated the local Matheus Zwick (6-5) in a close match.
Great drama marked that duel, defined with a tiebreaker arrow. The Cuban showed signs of poise and sent it to the very center of the target to get a 10 to which his opponent could not respond.
«I only concentrated on what my coach guided me, focused on rhythm, very important for the arrow to fall in the center of the target. I continue to improve and I feel more confident facing archers of a very good level,” he commented to JIT the young man.
In the semifinals, the Colombian Jorge Enríquez had better aim and defeated him 6-2 to advance to the dispute for the title against the Argentine Mario Jajarabilla. For third place, JJ will have a fight with the Salvadoran Oscar Ticas, his victim at the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023, although with a fairly tight outcome.
“They will meet for the second time and we believe that the match will be very difficult, but JJ is very good,” explained Reiter, satisfied with an invitation that allows them to complete the preparation for the Olympic qualifying tournament that will begin on April 7 in Medellín, Colombia .
«Every day he feels in better sporting shape. We are looking for him to achieve optimal self-control in the shooting line, essential for the matches he will have in Colombia. JJ is very temperamental, handsome as we say in popular slang, but he still has to work on the shooting rhythm,” added the coach.
Cuba also depended in the fight on Hugo Franco from Pinar del Río and Javier Vega from Sancti Spiritus, who said goodbye in his debut against Chilean Ricardo Soto (0-6), while his teammate and team captain advanced to the quarterfinals.
Hugo defeated the Panamanian Francisco Osorio (6-0) and in a more demanding match the Brazilian Matheus Gomes (6-4), but he could not stop the push of the coffee grower Enríquez.
«Against the Colombian it would be very complicated. “He proved himself with almost all the arrows, scoring nine and 10 points,” commented Reiter about a dispute defined with an unfavorable 3-7.
«I am happy with everyone. “We have achieved what we set out to do: have minutes of intensity in the duels, work on the rhythm of the shots and seek adaptation to the tension that a competition generates,” added the coach, optimistic about the possibility of qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games. 2024.
“I have confidence in the three, they are also training here, another of the objectives to arrive in good shape to seek the place in Medellín,” he confirmed.
2024-03-29 00:05:22
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