2023-04-20 04:54:33
Santo Domingo, April 19 (EFE).- The Colombian weightlifter Luis Mosquera asserted his status as a double Olympic medalist and with three gold medals in the 73 kilograms he sealed his pass to the Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador 2023, following his participation in the qualifier that takes place in Santo Sunday.
Mosquera, winner of a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (in 67 kilograms) and bronze in Rio de Janeiro 2016 (in 69 kilograms), offered a demonstration of superiority in the snatch and clean and jerk, modalities that he dominated with lifts of 152 and 182 kilograms, respectively, for a total of 334 kilograms.
“When I get on the platform, I put my heart into each lift, because the only mission I have is to compete for my country, my dreams and my family to bring achievements to my nation,” the Colombian declared at the end of the competition, according to a report. announcement from the organizers.
The native of Yumbo, in Valle del Cauca, joins Yenny Álvarez (59 kilograms), Rosalba Morales (55) and Jairo García, in the 61 kilograms, as the Colombian champions so far in the contest, highlighted the information.
Meanwhile, the Dominican Julio Cedeño won the three silver medals in the category that Mosquera dominated, with lifts of 140 kilos in snatch, 170 in clean and jerk and 310 in total.
Cedeño put pressure on the champion, forcing him to change his strategy in terms of the number of kilos he planned to lift in each modality, according to Mosquera himself.
«Julio forced me to put more kilos on him with each movement. They were not the plans because I arrived at the qualifier with a shoulder ailment, “admitted the South American.
The Honduran Jorge Hernández won two of the three bronze medals. He lifted 166 in the clean and jerk and had totals of 294. The other third place, in the snatch, went to Venezuelan Rainner Arango, with 131 kilograms.
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