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The XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games of Barranquilla continue to give the best feelings to a Colombian delegation who dreams of obtaining for the first time in history a world title in the games .
At the end of this edition, the fight for this title intensified. The best candidates: Mexico and Colombia, with 33 and 31 medals (in total), respectively, led the grid. For its part, Cuba, which was another favorite, looked a little further with 14 metals in total
Yesterday, coffee growers already had 11 gold medals (one less than Mexico) and, as usual, artistic gymnastics was one of the disciplines that contributed to this partial number.
Led by a master Jossimar Calvo, the male delegation, usually formed at the Menor Coliseum of Cucuta, history and was crowned team champion for the first time since holding competitions (every four years since 1926).
"Heaven, where I am, I thank my mother very much for inviting me to come in. Thanks to her, I am here to give another triumph to Colombia", said the Multimedallista of Cúcuta, who , after being questioned about his participation in competitions for the death of his mother, handed over his grain of sand to Colombia.
Colombia won Friday night a gold metal with an outstanding team that highlighted the strength, technique and heart of Calvo. But alongside him, Carlos Alberto Calvo Agudelo, Andrés Felipe Martinez, Javier Sandoval Afanador and Didier Yamit Lugo competed.
The realization of Jairo Ruiz Casas has managed to add a total of 249,400 with routines performed without difficulty and with a lot of artistic content. The public of Barranquilla did not spare the ovations for the locals.
With 245.150, the silver medal was awarded to the Cuban delegation, led by Manrique Larduet, vice-world champion at Glasgow's all-around event of 2015. Mexico completed the third with 236.450 points.
appear the Colombian stars, when the finals are disputed by the individual general (15:10). We expect that "Jossi" again deploys all its arsenal in gear and gives another joy to the country.
"It's something historic"
The unprecedented triumph of Friday, the tireless Jairo Ruiz feels it more than clean. And it is not for nothing, since he was the shaper of a golden generation of gymnasts for Colombia.
In the last four editions of the Games, Puerto Rico had been instructed to win gold for the teams and in previous years only Cuba had done so. Colombia had figured but with second and third places. This is why the particular taste of conquest.
"Still in the competition, the most coveted title is that of the teams.We were going through many vicissitudes, many wounds. The situation of the mother of Jossimar, finally " confessed Ruiz after having celebrated.
"What I see, with sincerity, is that this triumph is historic.It is the first time in history that Colombia has beaten powers like Cuba, like Puerto Rico, like Mexico, they are powers in the Central American region "he added.
The coach also took the opportunity to remind people that "this is a very relevant news for the country. We must want and believe in ours, "he declared.
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