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Rafael Vielma .- With a delegation of 467 athletes, Venezuela begins action Thursday at the Games of Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) Barranquilla 2018, which will be extended until 3 next month.
The competition will involve 5,524 athletes in 35 disciplines representing 37 countries. Mexico is the country with the highest number of athletes with 672, followed by Colombia with 595, Cuba with 536 and Venezuela.
The Creole representation, which will have 263 men and 204 women, aspires to at least 50 medals. "The intention is to place us in the fourth place of the medal table, although we know that Colombia will fight with everything to win home games," says Gerardo Trotta head of mission of the delegation of Venezuela. Trotta said that the greatest opportunities for our country to reach the prese are in swimming, athletics and combat sports competitions.
Among the names that are described as figures in these games, the federation mentioned the flag bearer Robeilys Peinado, pole vault specialist and bronze medalist of the London World Championship 2017.
The karate player also distinguished Antonio Díaz who will participate for the sixth time in this event; in the previous five editions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014) he has won gold medals.
There will also be BMX cyclists Jefferson Milano and Stéfany Hernández the South American champion Hersony Canelón for the track and the newts Carlos Claverie and Marcos Lavado.
The main enemies to win in the race will be the athletes from Mexico, Cuba and the host Colombia.
According to the Minister of Youth and Sport, Pedro Infante, the National Executive has invested 4.4 million euros for the equipment, support and logistics of the ACC in order to improve the quality of life. Achieve exceptional performance during the event.
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