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Barranquilla, Colombia – The Puerto Rican fighter Nes Marie Rodríguez repeated the podium for the third time in a row in Central America to obtain a silver medal in the 57 kilos Olympic wrestling Monday.
Of the medal, Rodriguez qualified for the Pan American Games in Lima in 2019.
The 26-year-old athlete was defeated in the final by Cuban Lianna Montero by a score from 1-6. The bronze medal goes to the Dominican Yessica Oviedo
"This medal is important to me because I beat the Central American champions and the one who was Pan American champion," said Rodriguez , hurt his elbow.
The athlete won the bronze medal at Mayagüez Central America 2010 and the silver at Veracruz 2014.
"These were the best because I won a medal by beating the best. "
Three other fighters who were active today, Jodalys Santiago (50 kg), Gabriela Ramos (53 kg) and Edgardo López (130 kg in Greco-Roman), failed in their fights for the bronze medal .
Yesterday representatives of the modality The Greco-Roman Germán Díaz (67 kg), Luis Centeno (77 kg) and Charles Merrill (97 kg) have not added any more medals.
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