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The Mexican taekwondo remains a gold medal for what was done at Veracruz 2014, a goal that had been raised by national coach Alfonso Victoria with the 16 athletes in combat and with the five possibilities of poomsae gold medals, modality that debuted in these Games of Central America and the Caribbean 2018.
In the last day of this sport in the regional fair only the women's team poomsae could add another walleye, but already in the fight, he could not Despite the fact that three nationals have reached the final, this is the case of Briseida Acosta, Carlos Sansores and Uriel Adriano.
In the modality of forms, it was once the only time that the Mexican national anthem was heard. what happened the day before. The women's team formed by Daniela Rodríguez, Ana Zulema Ibáñez and Paula Fregoso, has climbed to the top of the podium in freestyle.
The national team gets a total score of 6,170 to retain the place of honor. The money was for the Colombian trio consisting of Karen Suache, Valeria Bravo and Estefania Palacio with 5,530, and bronze for the Salvadoran team composed of Celia Argueta, Mónica Campos and Laura Vásquez, with 5,260.
Thus, the poomsae gave three gold medals to the national taekwondo, which was essential for Mexico to endorse the title by a medal for this sport, because if this test was not presented at this regional fair, Cuba would have stayed at this place. honor after winning six gold medals in combat, for only five of Mexico.
Regarding the fighting of yesterday. Acosta, in addition to 73 kilos, lost the final against Dominican Katherine Rodriguez by 28-15; Sansores (+87 kg) lost against Cuban Robelis Despaigne by 21-19 and Adriano (-80 kg) against the Dominican Moisés Hernández by 17-10. While Victoria Heredia stayed with the bronze after falling in the semifinal by the Dominican Katherine Alvarado by the score of 39-15.
"The Mexican team had a normal performance, a lot of young athletes and they started to see the fruits and it became something historic to get 20 medals out of the country. We promised 10 gold medals and got eight, so we do not reach the set goals.Now we have to work to get as much gold as possible in the next events, design the planning for the Pan American Games and the Olympics, "said national coach Alfonso Victoria.
Mexico lost seven finals in these Central Americans, a situation that concerns the Mexican coach.
"We have to work on the pressure and we have to handle the markers because the boys are letting themselves go with some intensity and we have to control the boys' anxiety when they have the marker against," he said.
Thus, taekwondo remained with eight gold, seven silver and five bronze, and only in one category did not climb the podium.
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