The Olympic medalist who was disqualified in BMX in Barranquilla in 2018



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BARRANQUILLA, Colombia.- The Colombian Gabriela Bollé Carrillo gave the surprise when the gold medal was hung at the XXIII Games of Central America and the Caribbean, in a crash test for the Venezuelan Stefany Hernández, who ended up being disqualified

. Aged 17, accumulated six points in all three series, which was less than and took advantage of the fall of two competitors to better welcome and sign to his last start the first place in the test.

The rest of the podium was set after a protest, which ended with the disqualification of Stefany Hernández, bronze medalist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Money went to the Mexican Dayanna Hernández with eight points, while the bronze went to Guatemala Maria Isabel Méndez with eleven full

"I am happy to win at home, I ran with a cool head and I looked for a good strategy, this result makes me think big but I go step by step The three laps were tight and there was a very good level because Stefany is a very good runner, "said Bollé, who has just won his second race

The now Central American champion, who seemed comfortable on the track of her birth Barranquilla came to win the bronze medal in the junior category at the UCI BMX World Championship which took place in June Baku, Azerbaijan

For the Venezuelan Hernandez, the dream of a Central American gold bath initially frustrated a fall in the second series, in an action with the Colombian Maria Camila Restrepo , who also finished on the field.

With the absence of Colombian Mariana Pajon, two-time Olympic champion, Hernandez emerged as the leading candidate for the gold-plated metal in the games.

However, after crossing the finish line in the initial heat, he had the first accident that paved the way for Bollé at the second start. And in the third series, despite finishing first, was unable to reach the podium to collect the money to be disqualified by a maneuver on the track.

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