DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CUBA WIN GOLD IN 100 METERS FLASH

Colombia, the United States, Chile, Cuba and the Dominican Republic won the gold medals in a festive atmosphere at the National Stadium in Santiago.

The last event of the second day of athletics at the Coliseum of the Julio Martínez National Stadium was the 100 meter final. In the men’s category, José Arnaldo González, selected from the Dominican Republic, won the gold medal and achieved the first in the history of his country in this event at the Pan American Games, after registering a mark of 10.30 seconds. Note that his first two starts were wrong and canceled by the judge.

The fight for the silver medal was quite close, which ultimately went to the Brazilian Felipe Bardi, recording a mark of 10.31 (.302) seconds and the bronze medal went to Emanuel Archibald of Guyana with a mark of 10.31 (.310). ) seconds.

On the other hand, among women, the winner of the 100 meters was the Cuban Yunisleidy García, achieving a time of 11.53 seconds, obtaining the gold medal and her first Pan-American medal in her sporting career. Silver went to Jazmín Abrams of Guyana, recording a time of 11.52 seconds and bronze went to Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago. The latter athlete won the silver medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

Guyana’s team, Emanuel Archibald and Jazmín Abrams, won the first medals for their country since the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games.

LONG JUMP MEDALISTS

The first gold medal of the day went to Colombian Arnovis Dalmero, 23, in the long jump, recording his best jump on his second attempt with a mark of 8.08 meters. The athlete obtained her first medal of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, which adds to the gold obtained by her compatriot Natalia Linares on Monday 30 in the same discipline.

Cuban Alejandro Parada won the silver medal by recording a mark of 8.01 meters (+1.4 m/s) in his last attempt of the day. The bronze medal went to his compatriot Maikel Vidal, who recorded the same distance 8.01 (-0.6 m/s) as Parada, but ultimately won the bronze medal thanks to four zero jumps in contrast to the three made by his compatriot.

“Although everyone knows me as a bronze medalist in the triple jump (at the 2017 U18 World Championships), this medal is the most important because despite all the problems I went through and all the difficulties, I progressed” , did he declare. .

USA WINS MEN’S 5000

American athlete Kasey Knevelbaard won the gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters with a time of 14:47.69. He thus won a new gold medal for his country, well at the top of the medal table at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

“I thank my organization, my coaches and my sponsors. This is for everyone who brought me here. I had never been in such a beautiful stadium, with so much noise. It’s a good thing,” said Kasey Knevelbaard.

The podium was completed by the Canadian Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, who won the silver medal with a time of 14:48.02, and the Brazilian Altobeli Da Silva, who won the bronze medal, with a time of 14: 48.18. Da Silva had already obtained second place in Lima 2019.

It should be noted that the winner at the start of the competition was the champion of Lima 2019, the Mexican Fernando Martínez, but he was disqualified since the judges judged that upon arriving at the finish line he had interrupted the medalist gold, Kasey Knevelbaard.

“The federation is appealing, in any case, the American competitor claimed that I had never touched him. When I reached the finish line, I opened my arms reflexively and that’s when the judges considered that there had been contact with the other competitor,” said Fernando Martínez.

Written by Daniela Abarzúa, Emilio Carmona, Pablo Soto and Sebastián León