Fournier and Oquendo win the first gold medal of the Cuban train

Photo: CALIXTO N. LLANES / JIT-INDER

By ROBERTO RAMÍREZ, special envoy

The triumph of Ángel Fournier and Adrián Oquendo was not enough that the Cuban rower declared himself satisfied on the first day of the final on a Calima Lake, where the air was less pbadionate than in previous dates and Mexico has held three times in this Colombian city, sub-site of the XXIII Games of Central America and the Caribbean. 19659004] Although they debuted as a pair in the modality of short heavyweight oars and subjected to the "baptism of fire" a newly acquired modern ship, the Cubans won a victory that required not all their efforts.

without wasting energy considering that they will have a more demanding commitment tomorrow and that Fournier will also have the final single on Monday, coach Yoan Paula told JIT after the To have congratulated. The Cuban crew competed in lane five and covered the two thousand-meter track in 6 minutes 56.56 minutes which were enough to overtake Mexicans Diego Sanchez and Juan Flores (7: 00.07). Venezuelans third left Jackson Vicent and Ali Leiva (7: 02.18).

It was a race as we had planned, because there is still some way to go and the goal is to ensure every puck, prepared preparation, marked morning of the day. first by the mist and freshness that eventually give way to the torrid sun.

Beyond personal aspirations, the goal is to elevate the name of the Cuban people, said the subtitled of the orb, who thanked who follow our results and insist that technically we feel very good.

He argued that this reality allows them to enjoy the competition, but without underestimating any rival, and predicts other good news amidst the desire for more generated by the three silver medals who sealed the harvest this Saturday.

However, the first of them was adjusted to what was expected, as the current level of Alexei Carballosa and Yhoan Uribarri puts them under the Mexicans Alan Armenta and Alexei López, dominant with a time of 6: 58.90 in case of short, light paddle.

We have fulfilled the prognosis with which we have come, and although it is always painful not to have access to gold, which is the dream for which we have prepared ourselves, we have been able to control the difficulties that have been presented to us and verify that we can do better in the future, said Carballosa about a battle in which they scored 7: 04.44. more experience, and there is no other way to continue delivering to improve us, Uribarri said. (ACN).