Puerto Rican athletes continued to add medals for Puerto Rico on Monday at the 2023 San Salvador Central American and Caribbean Games.
Kadisha Lopez, of Caroline, won the bronze medal in the 71-kilogram category at the Weightlifting Championships of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023,
The athlete completed her medal-winning goal of 94 kilograms, in the snatch method to finish third. In the clean and jerk, he finished fourth with 116 kilograms.
This is the second medal awarded to a Puerto Rican delegation by weightlifters. The first was from Howard Roush at 55 kilos. Both are bronze.
Meanwhile, Arecibo’s Caleb Tirado formalized the first bronze medal for the Puerto Rican boxing delegation, at 57 kg.
Puerto Rico won the bronze medal, losing by unanimous decision to Venezuela’s Yoel Viñol. In the first round, the Puerto Rican quickly and lightly outplayed his opponent. However, it was the second and third “rounds” for the Venezuelan who looked fresh, fast and marked Tirado’s blows.
See here for the Puerto Rican medal table.
Former champion and bronze medalist at the Cali 2021 Mini American Games I, Cyre Colón, won bronze on Monday in her first appearance at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador.
The woman from Vieques beat Mexican Leslie Villarreal in 40 seconds from Ippon in the -78 kg weight class. A determined judoka stepped into a tatami to finish the fight.
Rider Lauren Pelis on Monday won the gold medal in the equestrian competition of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023.
With his horse Can Be Sweet, he defeated his opponent from Honduras in the show jumping event.
“I’m so happy and grateful to win the gold medal,” said Beliz at the end.
Finally, only rain, thunder and lightning delayed swimming day at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Monday, but swimmer Yeziel Morales had no desire to hand another silver to the Puerto Rican delegation in the 100-meter backstroke.
The silver medalist in the 200-meter butterfly started right foot to claim medals in his discipline, the backstroke events. On this occasion he finished second, with a time of 56.06 seconds.
This is Swimming’s second silver medal and fourth overall, so far in the competition. They join two bronze medals won by Christine Romano and Christian Bayou last Sunday.
At the moment, Puerto Rico has 14 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.
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