A REGATTA The boats from Chile and Cuba were very close today in the final of the long four oars without coxswain competition corresponding to the XIX Pan American Games.
Located on lanes six and five, in that order, breathing was heard from meters one to two thousand, in which they delivered a closure of practically photo finish.
The Chileans dominated the test until after the first thousand meters, when the Cubans gained momentum and crossed the buoy located at 1,500 meters with a narrow lead.
There came the fiercest stage of the battle, in which the points of the boats aligned themselves again and again until the locals gave the final effort and crossed the finish line.
In the midst of the local hubbub, the clocks indicated a winning time of 5:58.18 minutes, slightly better than that signed by the Cubans (5:58.68) and more comfortable compared to the Uruguayans (6:01.91).
Ángel Luis García, president of the Cuban federation of this sport and national commissioner, regretted giving up so little in the test, but recalled that the plan was to get on the podium and it was fulfilled.
The Cuban boat was made up of Andrey Barnet, Leduar Suárez, Carlos Ajete and Reydi Cardona, all of whom were protagonists this Monday of the crown in eight long oars with coxswain, so that they are on the podium for the second time in this competition.
García also commented that this Wednesday, the concluding date of rowing, Cuba will participate in the A finals of the double sculls (myf) and in the unpublished mixed eight, in his opinion a “box of surprises.” She acknowledged her hopes of returning to the awards podium.
This Tuesday, Cardona and Ajete qualified for the final A of the double sculls like seconds of your heat qualifying. With a time of 6:40.64 minutes, they followed the American duo of Mark Couwenhoven and Casey Fuller (6:32.77).
In the semifinals of a pair of short rows, Ana Laura Jiménez finished last in her series with a time of 8:32.92 minutes and moved on to the B final.
In the two pairs of lightweight short rows, Carlos Rodríguez and José Pérez lost in the B final to the representative of Peru.
Four years ago, in Lima 2019, Cuba captured 10 medals (2-3-5), a haul impossible to match now.
