2023-10-24 20:07:28
Five minutes, 37 seconds and 89 hundredths were enough for the Cuban rowing boat, in the eight modality with a male helmsman, to surpass the goal of 2,000 meters, to climb to the top of the podium at the XIX Pan American Games in Santiago of Chile 2023.
The contest took place this Monday in the Laguna Grande of San Pedro de La Paz, which brought the third gold medal for Cuba. The selection – formed at the José Smith Comas National Rowing and Canoe School, based in Caimito – was made up of Roberto Paz, Luis José León, Henry Heredia, Francisco Romero, Andrey Barnet, Leduar Suárez, Carlos Ajete, Reidy Cardona and the veteran helmsman Juan Carlos González, who dominated throughout the test, finishing above the Uruguayans (5:38.31) and Chileans (5:38.42) who finished in second and third place, respectively.
In statements to the artemiseñoÁngel Luis García Fidalgo, president of the Cuban Rowing Federation and national commissioner of this discipline, assured that “the gold medal in the men’s eight is a great satisfaction; In reality, it was a regatta that they were not expected to win, but the athletes grew up, gave themselves and achieved first place, against high-level rivals such as Uruguay, Chile and the United States.
“The team is in good spirits and continues to fight. Today we have the final of the men’s coxless four, and tomorrow, the final of the men’s and women’s double pairs, as well as the mixed eight. Cuba and its rowing team are doing their best to achieve a good position and contribute more to the medal table of our delegation.”
At the close of this information it was learned that, in a tenacious fight against the Chilean boat, the Cubans won silver in today’s competition. In this way, Andrey Barnet, Leduar Suárez, Carlos Ajete and Reydi Cardona – all protagonists of the recent golden conquest – stood on the podium for the second time at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
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