Photo: Roberto Morejon (JIT)

Havana, July 1 (RHC)-- Cuba won six titles this Friday at the Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, to reach 40 and increase its siege on Colombia in the dispute for second place in the medal standings.

The largest of the Antilles won five gold medals in wrestling and one in women's shooting, to reach 40 gold, 27 silver and 30 bronze medals, very close to the Colombian delegation, which ranks second by country in the table, with 42 gold, 31 silver and 28 bronze medals.

The South American nation only won one crown in the women's keirin track cycling with Martha Bayona.

Mexico increased its harvest in the regional event and already accumulated 67 first places, 61 runner-ups and 46 third places, to comfortably lead the Central Caribbean standings, scheduled until July 8.

Venezuela continues in fourth place, with 13 gold, 24 silver and 24 bronze medals, although it feels the pressure of Puerto Rico, fifth in the table (11-13-17), and Dominican Republic, sixth (9-17-30).

San Salvador 2023 medal table:

Position. Country. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total.

-1. Mexico 68 61 46 175.

-2. Colombia 42 31 28 101.

-3. Cuba 40 27 30 97.

-4. Venezuela 13 25 41 79.

-5. Puerto Rico 11 13 17 41.

-6. Dominican Republic 9 17 31 57.

-7. Deportistas Sin Bandera 6 9 15 30.

-8. Panama 4 4 7 15.

-9. Aruba 3 6 4 13.

-10. Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 4 9.

-11. El Salvador 3 0 6 9.

-12. Barbados 1 0 3 4.

-12. Bahamas 1 0 1 2.

-14. U.S. Virgin Islands 1 0 0 0 0 1.

-15. Costa Rica 0 3 15 18.

-16. Bermuda 0 2 1 3. -Jamaica 0 2 1 3.

-18. Nicaragua 0 1 4 5.

-19. Honduras 0 0 5 5.

-20. Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.

Source: Prensa Latina