Cuban divers win gold and silver at the Junior Pan American Games

Havana, November 27 (RHC)-- Cuban Anisley Garcia won her second gold medal and Laydel Dominguez was runner-up in the trampoline events on the second official day of the I Pan American Junior Games in Cali 2021, Colombia.

García led the competition in the one-meter springboard, with an accumulated 276.5 units, and Domínguez won the silver medal in the three-meter springboard, with a total of 408.35 points, according to the statistics on the event's official website.

The 19-year-old Havana native, standard bearer of the Cuban delegation to the Games, won the first title in the history of these competitions the day before, with the mixed team, together with Domínguez, Carlos Ramos and Luis Cañabate.

For the Cuban divers, José Alfredo Quintana also stood out on Friday, who achieved a commendable fifth place among 15 competitors, with 375.05 units.

Anisley, champion of the platform at the Barranquilla 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, could increase her golden booty at the Junior Pan American Games, as her best events are still to come, especially the platform.

With the best junior exponents from powers such as Mexico, the United States and Canada, the diving tournament presents a high level at the Hernando Botero Pool Complex.

Cuba competes with 214 athletes in this first edition of the Games, among athletes from 41 National Olympic Committees, who will compete until December 5 for continental glory and direct quotas to the Pan American Games (absolute) in Santiago de Chile 2023.

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