SPORTS – Games of Central America and its fourth day

With 245.150, the silver medal was awarded to the Cuban delegation, led by Manrique Larduet, vice-world champion in Glasgow's all around competition in 2015. Mexico completed the podium with 236.450 points and has had Fabián de Luna his best competitor. Although the Cubans started as favorites, Colombia was solid throughout the competition and remained above 40 points in five of the six events. Today will continue the fourth day of the competitions.

To take into account:

5.339: is the number of athletes competing. Absolute record for the oldest regional games in history

2.325: Among the more than five thousand athletes are women

3.014: athletes who are in the games are men.

3.220: the medals will be delivered. A total of 3,520 pieces were made, including 1,010 gold, 1,010 silver and 1,200 bronze. In reserve there are 300.

13 stages: the Roberto Meléndez stadium, the Romelio Martínez stadium, the modern stadium Julio Torres, the Battle Palace Sugar & # 39; Baby & # 39; Rojas, the Elías Chegwin Colosseum, the Park have been adapted for snowshoeing, the Alex Cujavante Patinódromo, the Eduardo Movilla water complex, the Rafael Cotes athletic stadium, the Edgar Rentería baseball stadium, the BMX track Daniel Barragán, the racquetball stadium and the softball stadium.

16 days of competitions: they will live in Barranquilla, because the games go until August 3.

37: Countries and territories are part of the fair.

450: Tests in 35 sports and disciplines will be part of the event. [19659005] 6 will start in the games: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Curacao, French Guiana, San Martin and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

$ 174 million: was the investment of Barranquilla in the games, according to director Daniel Noguera. [19659005] 12 edi tions: Cuba has been in the history of Central America and the Caribbean. It is the country with the most titles. He hopes to ratify his power with 539 athletes

10 wins: in total, Mexico has these regional games, with Cuba are the only countries to win them.

And how are the 3,220 medals?

The 3,220 medals awarded to the countries of Central America and the Caribbean that animate the 5,339 athletes who want to see them in the neck were created in Colombia by a company that has worked in this field for four decades with the Committee Olympic Games of the country. . A total of 3,520 medals were made, but 3,220 will be delivered: 1,010 gold, 1,010 silver and 1,200 bronze. In reserve will be 300. The medals bear the logo of the Games, on one side, while on the other are images of Barranquilla. They were made in imported zamak, a material that, according to the organization, is environmentally friendly.

They are 80 millimeters in diameter and 7 millimeters wide, each weighing 200 grammes. The ribbon that accompanies them and rests on the neck of the winners is blue, double silk and is two and a half centimeters wide. These medals are lacking gold, silver and bronze, although this is their name. However, the tone or color of said metals is due to the electrolytic baths.