More Paralympic
Medals for Latin America
BEIJING - Mexico,
Brazil, and Cuba have
won new medals in the
13th Paralympic Games,
becoming the leaders for
Latin America in a
tournament expected to
be headed by China.
In the seventh day of
competition, Mexico won
two gold medals, one by
50 meter Freestyle
swimmer Patricia Valle,
and the other by 100
meter sprinter Perla
Bustamante, plus a
bronze by Mario
Santillan in the 5000
meter race.
With that result, the
Mexican delegation is
fourteenth in the medal
table, with 7-2-5.
Meanwhile, Cuba has
obtained another silver
medal, the second by
runner Lazaro Raschid,
this time in the 1500
meter race, while 200
meter sprinter Arian
Iznaga, and 100 meter
sprinter Luis Felipe
Gutierrez contributed
another two bronze
medals.
That way, Cuba occupies
the sixteenth position,
with 5-3-6.
Brazil also had a good
day with medals in
swimming and track and
field, where Lucas Prado
had the gold in 200
meters, and Terenzhina
Guilhermina the bronze
in 400 meters, and
Veronica Almeida was
third in 50 meter
butterfly style.
Brazil thus has 11 gold
medals, 8 silver, and 12
bronze, occupying the
eleventh place.
The paralympic medal
table is so far headed
by China (49-48-33),
followed by Great
Britain (38-21-23), and
the US (25-19-21). |
