Cuba with successful Sunday at the Parapan American Games Santiago de Chile 2023

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 20 (ACN) Cuba achieved another great day with seven medals, one gold, two silver and four bronze, at the 7th Parapan American Games of Santiago de Chile 2023, a multi-sport event that will conclude on November 26.

Four of the six disciplines in which Cubans took part in the Games were awarded on Sunday, with a gold medal for the para-arrow, in which a silver medal was also won, together with the para-weightlifting.

In the bronze medals, the para-weightlifting repeated on the podium and the para-swimming and para-judo were also included, the latter with two bronze medals.

The Cuban champion was para-rifle shooter Yenigladis Suarez, in the 10-meter air pistol, while the runner-up was para-rifle shooter Di Angelo Loringa (10-meter air pistol) and para-weight shooter Pablo Ramirez (54 kilograms).

The bronze quartet was made up of para judokas Jose Romero and Jennys Garcia, both in the 73 kilograms (kg), para swimmer Lorenzo Perez Escalona, in the 100 meters freestyle, and para weightlifter Leydis Rodriguez (45 kg).

Cuba dawned on Sunday in eighth place in the medal standings (2-3-5), when there are still finals to be held in several disciplines, but without the presence of Cubans.

So far, Brazil (33-21-22), the United States (11-11-11) and Argentina (9-8-12) lead the actions, followed by Colombia (fourth/8-12-12), Chile (fifth/5-4-5), Mexico (sixth/3-10-11) and Canada (seventh/3-1-6), in that order.