CAMAGÜEY.- Upon reaching 5.54 meters in the long jump, Lazaro Yarlo Rodríguez won the first Camagüey’s medal at the 2019 Parapan-American Games in Lima on Monday.

The boy got the bronze, in competition dominated by two representatives of the United States, Trenten Merrill (6.94) and Ezra Frech (5.43). Frech was worthy of the silver for belonging to the T63 category, unlike Merrill and ours (T64).

"I entered to practice athletics after a recruitment of people like me who had conditions to do it with special prostheses that allow running and momentum," the athlete told jit.cu, and said he aspired to reach greater distance, but a muscle contraction prevented it.

Another son of this province Guillermo Varona (F46, bullet drive) had competed already last Sunday, he was fifth (12.21 meters) in a very good fight, because Joshua Cinnamo, from the United States, was crowned with a record World Cup 16.49.

Varona will have a second chance to be a medalist at the javelin launch today (at approximately 7:13 p.m. Cuban time). Although he does not have records this season, it is very likely that he will obtain one of the metals in dispute due to the personal marks of those registered. Only the Mexican Eliexer Gabriel, with his 61.63, surpasses the best result of the Camagüey’s athlete (54.53).

Today it will also happen at 4: 24 p.m. (Cuba time), the dispute of the men's record, with the participation of the Camagüey’s athlete Gerdan Fonseca, who will have two rivals with better brands for life and during the season, the American Jeremy Campbell and the Trinitarian Wimana Akeem Stewart. Before them, ours has the advantage of their experience, since at 44 he is a multi-medalist in these competitions.Fonseca also appears enrolled in the javelin event for the F64 category, with a final scheduled for this Wednesday 28 at 6: 46 p.m. (Cuba time), although the starting list for that event is not yet available on the official website of the Games.