Cuba managed to place itself among the top 20 countries in Rio 2016 again
In the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, to the contagious rhythm of samba, Cuba achieved the great merit of reaffirming itself, against all odds, among the first 20 nations in the medal table.
The event resulted in five gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals for a total of 11, placing our country in 18th place. In London 2012 the numbers had been 5-3-7=15, placing us in 14th place.
The reader must have noticed some interesting data: five titles on both occasions and a place in the top 20: this is going to be the objective announced publicly, more than once, by our sports organization for the Paris 2024 Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11.
A difficult goal, but always with the aspiration of setting high goals, beyond the difficulties.
Mijaín López won his third gold medal./ radiobayamo.icrt.cu
Back to Rio 2016: the crowns were shared between two sports: boxing (3-0-3=6) and wrestling (2-1-0=3), and in the latter, specifically, Greco-Roman. The rest of the haul was won by judo (one silver) and athletics (one bronze).
Now let’s remember our 11 medalists.
The golden five:
● Ismael Borrero: Greco-Roman wrestling, 59 kilogram category.
● Mijaín López: Greco-Roman wrestling, 130 kg category.
● Julio César La Cruz: Boxing, light heavyweight.
● Robeisy Ramírez: Boxing, bantamweight.
● Arlen López: Boxing, middleweight.
The two silver ones:
● Idalys Ortiz: Judo, +78 kg category.
● Yasmany Lugo: Greco-Roman wrestling, 96 kg category.
The four of bronze:
● Joahnys Argilagos: Boxing, minimum weight.
● Erislandy Savón: Boxing, heavyweight.
● Lázaro Álvarez: Boxing, lightweight.
● Denia Caballero: Athletics (discus throwing).
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On our next trip in this series we are heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2024-07-02 18:54:08
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