Radio Havana Cuba | Cuban table tennis dresses in gold with vengeance included

Barranquilla, Colombia, Jul 21 (RHC) The Cuban men's table tennis team was crowned tournament champion in Barranquilla-2018, in the last match against Puerto Rico, their hangman in Veracruz . -2014

Lefty Andy Pereira, the first Cuban raid, opened the triumphal track of Daniel Guzman's squad, with a 3-0 shutout (11-7, 11-8, 11-9) against his Puerto Rican counterpart Brian Afanador, who had beaten him in the same match four years ago.

"We had a thorn in place since Veracruz-2014 and we were able to take it in. In Mexico I lost with Afanador and I felt a little sad about the defeat. Venge and happiness is huge, "says Pereira.

Then they watered the triumphs Jorge Moisés Campos in front of Daniel González (11-6, 11-2 and 11-9) and the duo Pereira-Livan Martinez before the Puerto Ricans Yomar González and Daniel González (11-4, 11- 8 and 11-5).

The Cubans have barely lost a set throughout the competition, thanks to the "excellent preparation" already achieved The concentration they held all the time, the coach Guzmán told reporters.

Mexico and the Dominican Republic took bronze.

Cubans are favorites to win medals also in doubles and individual modalities

In the women's, Cuba won the bronze, while Puerto Rico won the crown.

The gold medal in table tennis was the fifth in Cuba on Saturday, during which the women 's team of artistic gymnastics and the double pair of short oars in the l'. rowing have also reached scepters.

Cuba appears in the medal table in fourth place with 17 medals (5-6-6). Mexico runs with 19 gold medals, one more than Colombia.