Cuba owns regional sword • Workers

Barranquilla.- The guns sound as if we were in medieval times and, in mourning, the questions of honor were solved. Only this time the honor is competitive, the weapon used is the sword and the winner in the regional title debate is Reynier Enríquez, from Cuba.

The new musketeer, regional champion in the same modality and almost the same The time that Seily Mendoza had reached a day earlier, he made it perfect, even with more than one demonstration of how to overcome badaults with Spartan gallantry. That's what happened in the quarterfinals to beat Jhon Rodriguez of Colombia 15-14 and in the semifinals when he had to face his teammate Yunior Reytor.

At that point, none of the two teammates the three badaults, only one – as established by the rules when pbadivity is decreed in the first three – to set the finalist in just 60 seconds. And Enríquez went through better, he did not leave any chance and took advantage of the many hours of training together for a final 4-1 draw.

Already in the final, the first breath came from Reytor, sitting in small portable stands located in a room that was returning in the dark for a decisive fight. His opponent was a famous name swordsman in this world: the Venezuelan Francisco Limard, who started under the 6-2 chart, but equalized in under 40 seconds and was all ready for a golden point.

The tension came back to seize for the second consecutive day of the Puerta de Oro Events Center, but this time, a first attack left the defenseless yellow man, who quickly removed his mask , greeted his attacker and was wounded in honor. the medieval era.

The protagonist with the sword

Reynier Enríquez : "Huge work and huge opposite.Be the champion of these Games with as much of level medalists and Panamericans and world figures is only the reflection of intense last year work, of a good preparation. "The final strategy for the decisive point was an action that I Probably he was very strong and that's why I tried working at the bottom to win the victory. I went out quickly and the surprise worked. "

" The inspiration for the Seily medal yesterday was the key. I congratulated her a lot and told her that the sword was coming from Cuba. And we got it, another gold and a bronze with Reytor.

"This gold is for my mother, back in Guantanamo and for my whole family, but as soon as it starts, we want to win the team and continue to contribute with titles to Cuba's place in the table. medals. "

The other challenged modality this Sunday, the feminine foil was conquered by the Colombian Saskia Ven Erven the Mexican Nataly Michel 15-10. In the overall standings, Cuba is leading with two gold and one bronze medals, escorted by Venezuela (1-2-3) and Colombia (1-0-3).