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In this article: Camagüey, Centrocaribeños, Athletics, Leonel Suárez, Decatlón
Barranquilla, Colombia, 31 July. After finishing spectacularly in the last race, Cuban Leonel Suárez was crowned in the Decathlon of Athletics of the XXIII Games of Central America and the Caribbean
World Champion in 2011 and Olympic Bronze in 2008 and 2012, Suárez scored 4: 34.21 in the 1,500 meters, the last decathlon test, on Monday, and made to overtake Colombian José Lemos, who came out leader until this race.
The Cuban totaled eight thousand 026 undiades to win the gold medal.
In the last test of 10 contenders in this fierce competition, Suárez clocked the time of 4: 34.21 minutes, more than enough to erase the advantage that had the athlete local.
I am very happy to achieve this result because I have never won the gold medal in some centrocaribes, he said. the press in the mixed zone the double Olympic bronze medalist and vice-world champion in Berlin 2009.
For me the satisfaction is double in a rather complicated year, in which I hardly competed, and who I forced to make adjustments we did in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, because the Pan-American Stadium track in Havana is not ready yet, he said that he had a best result in the javelin – he reached 64 meters to finish second in one of his highest modalities, but I was below what I managed in d & # 39; other tests where I scored 75 or 76.
He added that by not doing as well as he thought he knew he'd have to get at least six seconds to the Colombian in the thousand 500 meters; Then I did my strategy in the race and everything went smoothly, said the winner of the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.
He also pointed out that the pole was a fundamental factor in his victory, finishing first with 4.70 meters, which allowed him to cut the difference with the Colombian.
The silver and bronze medals were held by Lemos (seven thousand 913) and Cuban Briander Rivero (seven thousand 858). (PL) (Photo: Cubadebate)
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