43 Olympic medalists will be present in Barranquilla

The Central American and Caribbean Games (CGC), which will be held from July 19 to August 3, will bring together 43 athletes who already know what it is like. is to win a medal at the Olympics.

The 43 Olympic medalists come from 10 countries out of the 36 participants of the JCC and the list is led by Mijain López of Cuba, double gold medalist in the 130 kilos of Greco-Roman wrestling in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Another major figure in the regional sports competition is Paola Espinosa, a 10-meter synchronized diving silver medalist from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

In total, 14 of the 43 competitors won the Olympic gold, including Colombian Catherine Ibarguen in the triple jump, Keshon Walcott in the Trinidad Tobago javelin, Ruben Limardo in the Venezuela saber and Monica Puig in the tennis court. Porto Rico.

Cuba tops the list of Olympic medalists with 20, followed by Colombia with five, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela with three Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the Dominican Republic with two Guatemala.

Of all the Olympic medalists who will be in Barranquilla have accumulated 15 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals for a total of 49.

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