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For the first time, mixed tests (a man and a woman) with rifle and pistol at 10 meters and the pit will be carried out.
Mixed tests, a novelty in the program, and competitiveness, will be the sports shooting tournament of the Central American Games and Caribbean Barranquilla-2018, said Rafael Guerra, the main federation of discipline in the region.
The President of the Confederation of Central America and Caribbean Technical Delegate and delegate of the event to Prensa Latina that for the first time will be mixed tests (a man and a woman) in rifle and pistol at 10 meters and at the pit.
These are the Olympic modalities that replaced the others without the popularity required to continue in the festival program under the five rings and his goal is to achieve a bigger show in the sport of the targets, explained.
The Cuban cataloged as a success for having maintained the traditional program of shooting in these oldest regional games on the planet and in turn add mixed competitions, the prior consent of the Organization of Central American and Caribbean Sports (Odecabe) and the Organizing Committee of Barranquilla-2018 (Cobar).
It is beneficial for athletes because it can confer more medals and personally I am ready to continue struggling to maintain the new modalities in future editions of Centrocaribes, considered as Guerra.
As for the competitors who are going to be competing at the Shooting Club of this city from the 22nd to the 31st, he mentioned to his compatriots Leuris Pupo, Olympic Gun Champion 25 meters at
London-2012, and Eglis Cross, Beijing-2008 bronze medalist and double Panamerican Games holder
He added the names of the armed man Juan Miguel Rodríguez, with participation in the summer events, and Jorge Felix Álvrez, third place of the recent World Cup in Munich, considered the mecca of the discipline, in addition to running at the highest level during a preparatory round in El Salvador
The shooters of Mexico and Colombia must also host the tournament Barranquillla -2018, said the technical director of the competition.
For Barranquillla-2018 are registered 190 athletes contributed by the qualified teams of Guatemala (pistol and pistol) and Santo Domingo (shotgun).
Cuba dominates widely, 163 gold medals and 333 total, historical medals of sport shooting in Centrocaribes, escorted by Mexico (77-208) and Venezuela (49-159).
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