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On the sixth day of competition at the Central America and Caribbean Games, Mexico moved away from Colombia, while the Cubans moved closer to the locals.
The local delegation won only three titles, the first in the weights with Santiago Cossio, who won the +105 kilos. And the other gold metal went to Jossimar Calvo, who won the bar of artistic gymnastics.
Cossio, 22, is part of the new generation of national weightlifters and became the last athlete to give dads gold on weights, which resulted in a balance in favor of Colombians, who won 13 gold, 9 silver and three bronzes, three gold less than in Veracruz (Mexico), four years ago.
Also ended the gymnastics in which the national delegation reached a loot of three gold medals, all with bald, big figure, to win in teams, bowls and, this Tuesday, in a bar.
"They were the goals and we made them, the task was difficult because we had very complicated rivals, like the Cuban Larduet Manrique, which tells us that the road to the Pan American and Olympic Games is going on. Well, even if it forces us to improve, "Calvo told El TIEMPO.
Colombian women's basketball won gold after defeating Cuba 67-65 in a final that required extra time. It is the first time in the history of these Games that a national delegation imposes itself in this sport among women.
Yesterday precious gems were lost in track cycling. Juan Esteban Arango succumbed in the individual persecution, but on top of that, he was beaten by a Mexican, Ignacio Prado, a medal who was not only lost but went to the main rival.
And while the Colombian delegation was falling short, Mexico kept its lead in the metal table, along with four other gold medals. In the sport shooting, they won in a 10m mixed machine gun, and Tania Mascorro won the category of +94 kilos of weight. Iván García did his job on the 10 m diving platform
In equestrian sports, the Mexicans dominated the training team, while in the table tennis Marcos Madrid won in individual.
In the swimming pool of Barranquilla, Mónica González won the combined 200m and Mexico took the gold of the short relay of men and women on the loose. The omnium track was for Lizbeth Salazar.
Cuba, for its part, won the clay pigeon shooting, Manrique did it in parallel with the artistic gymnastics, Marcia Vidiaux hung gold ground gymnastics and Manuel Lauret has been gold in the cleanliness of +105 pounds weight.
LISANDRO RENGIFO
EL TIEMPO Special Envoy
Barranquilla
On Twitter: @LisandroAbel
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