Brazil Wins Two More Gold Medals in Panamerican Open San Salvador and Climbs to the First Position of the Awards Ranking
The Country Got on Top Three in All Categories
Using a Formula One specific jargon, we can say that Brazil dominated the Panamerican Open San Salvador from one end to another. The country got on top three in all categories, after being awarded seven gold, three silver and four bronze medals, leading to the first position in the Awards Ranking. To get a better idea of the Brazilian domination, it is necessary to mention that the country from the second place, Great Britain, scored only six medals, of which two were gold. An important moment was when two Brazilian half-heavyweight male athletes disputed the final. In the end, Rafael Buzacarini defeated Hugo Pessanha and won the gold after the bronze from Miami Grand Prix. Pessanha got three silver medals in three competitions he took part in, after almost a year-off because of a knee injury.
On Sunday, Eduardo Santos (90kg) climbed to the highest place of the podium. Among the heavyweight athletes, Walter Santos (+100 kg) won the silver and Daniel Hernandes the bronze. Barbara Timo (70kg) was defeated in the final by the Venezuelan Maria Rojas and got the silver. And Mauro Moura (81kg) got the bronze again, just as it happened in last week’s Miami Grand Prix.
\"I was a little upset with the Argentinian defeat because I fought well. But the important thing is that I did not let myself down, I pulled myself together and got some more important points in this long way to the Olympic Games 2016, “Mauro Moura said.
On Saturday, Nathália Brigida (48kg), Raquel Silva (52kg), Flávia Gomes (57kg) and Eric Takabatake (60kg) won the gold. Mariana Silva (63kg) won the bronze. In the up-to-66kg category, the dispute between Brazilian athletes was ruthless. Charles Chibana (66kg) defeated Leandro Cunha in the final and won the gold. In the fight for the bronze, \"Coxa” defeated Luiz Revite and won the bronze.
\"The fight with Coxa was the hardest. There were five minutes of fighting, in the first two there were some blows, but in general it was an open fight whose end was determined by details. I am very happy to have reached my goal, \"Chibana said.
\"I have stopped competing for almost five months because of an injury and I am very happy not only with the medal, but also for coming back to compete at a high level. I\'m not totally recovered, but I think I\'m on the right track in search of new goals, \"said Leandro Cunha, twice silver-awarded in World Championships.
It goes without saying that the Technical Commission was pleased with the National Team’s performance in the Panamerican Open, former World Cup, which distributed a hundred points to the champion, 60 to the second and 40 to the third, which should make them climb some positions to the world ranking.
\"We went to San Salvador with a team composed of many young athletes and some more experienced who have stopped for a while because of injuries, such as Mariana Silva, Hugo Pessanha and Daniel Hernandes. And all of them did their homework. The competition did not have a very high level, but we managed to get medals in all categories we competed in and this is very positive. I\'m sure everyone is more confident for the upcoming competitions, \"said Ney Wilson, the Performance Director of the Senior National Team.
By: Press Department
