Pupo wants to put the eye, the ball and the gold • Workers

Barranquilla – London 2012 Olympic champion, Leuris Pupo, is preparing to leave for the shooting range at one of his last days of training. quick-fire pistol, he has not lost in individual or team in his previous three participations 1998, 2006 and 2014.

The Holguin was confident that this goal is perfectly possible, while "I want to go back to highest level ". top of the podium in the standard 25 meter pistol, where I was champion 12 years ago here in Colombia; In addition, I finished second behind the Venezuelan Beuvrin.

With over 20 years of experience in the national team and five Olympic Games, the Panamerican multi-champion also hailed the preparation of this event. regional, which included not only a training base in El Salvador and a World Cup in Germany, but also the purchase of new weapons and repair of its headquarters in Havana: Enrique Borbonet firing range.

start the cycle in view of Tokyo 2020, we can not complain. The commitment is great because if we won 14 gold medals four years ago, we will now repeat or increase that number, even though we are aware that it will not be easy because of the 39, increasing the level in the region, "says Pupo, one of eight Olympic monarchs the Cuban delegation to these XXIII Games of Central America and the Caribbean.

Asked about their seniority in this discipline and the push of a new generation of armed men, led by Jorge Felix Álvarez, recently that although time goes on and that the badimilation of charges does not the same, "still where I put my eyes, I put the ball", paraphrasing an old saying

"Now I have very young and talented colleagues, Thinking in retirement, we motivate more.In fact, Jorge Felix and I already think of the Olympic ranking, very possible to continue shooting as we are doing right now, "he said.

He refused to name fierce rivals, although we know that the Venezuelan Felipe Beuvrin is one of them. "I only think of four gold medals and throw as well as possible." The result comes out. "

Leuris Pupo wins twelve medals in these Central-Caribbean clashes (eight gold) , three silver and one bronze) and is the fifth Cuban with the most gold at this level, only surpbaded by Hermes Rodríguez (19), Guillermo Reyes (13), Guillermo Alfredo Torres (10) years old) and Vicente de la Cruz (9 years old).