Cuba completed its dominance at the closing of the Varadero Pan American Judo Open, by achieving three of the seven titles up for grabs, three silver and ten bronze, for a general medal table of 7-9-15, led by the United States ( 2-2-5) and Peru (2-1-1), in that order.
With a stage, for two days, at the Meliá Internacional hotel on Playa Azul, the Cubans won this Friday in the divisions of one hundred kilograms (kg), more than 100 kg and more than 78 kg, while the United States, Peru, Poland and Canada rose to the top of the podium at 81, 90, 70 and 78 kg, respectively.
The silver metals from the Greater Antilles were in 81, more than one hundred and more than 78 kg, and the bronzed ones in 90 (2), 100 (2), more than 100 (2), 70 and 78 kg.
Liester Cardona (100 kg), Jonathan Loynaz (+100 kg) and Naomi Elizarde (+78 kg) finished this Friday with the Cuban crowns, precisely two of the divisions in which the Cubans did not present their main figures, Andy Granda (+100 kg) and Idalis Ortiz (+78 kg), who were joined, among others, by Iván Silva (90 kg).
Precisely, in the over 100 kg there was a surprise today, since the Cuban Loynaz defeated by wazari, in the final, Omar Cruz, the second man from the Greater Antilles in that category, behind Granda.
Thursday’s four Caribbean champions were Orlando Polanco (66 kg), Magdiel Estrada (73 kg), Aleannis Carbonell (52 kg) and Yunaisy Roque (48 kg).
According to the Cuban News Agency, 122 representatives competed in the tournament – 71 men and 51 women – from nine countries, in all cases in search of the points distributed for the ranking that defines the Olympic list for the Paris 2024 Games. .
For this Saturday and Sunday, the Cadet-Junior Pan American Cup is scheduled to take place in the same setting, qualifying for the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción-2025, and also scoring for the multi-sports event in the French capital.
Likewise, they will compete in the second edition of the Ronaldo Veitía in memoriam Cup, Sub 13 and 15; a true Judo Carnival, as this great continental judo festival is also called.
2024-04-06 06:13:27
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