Athletics chooses Preselection for Games; Gil, Santana and Mejia win gold

SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Athletics Federation held the National Championship of Jumps, throws, middle distance, long distance and Race Walking this weekend, in Bayaguana and La Romana tracks, where the athletes with the best marks will be joining the different national pre-selections for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

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The president of the Athletics Federation stated that the athletes who achieved the best marks will be joining the different national pre-selections for the Central American and Caribbean Games, as well as for the National Athletics Championship. “We are focused on the Central American Games where we will bring our best to the track to raise the tricolor flag in the regional competition,” said Peguero. Likewise, the best brands will also be competing in the National Superior Championship that the Athletics Federation will be organizing, jointly with all provincial associations. The province of La Romana, summing up all the events from both last Friday and Saturday, accumulated a total of 177 points, followed by El Seibo with 128 points. San Pedro de Macorís took third place, and Monte Plata came in fourth with 60. The National Championship was sponsored by the Ministry of Sports, Olympic Committee, Grupo Creso, Adidas, World Athletics, and INEFI.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Winners

In the men’s discus throw, Juan Ramón de Vega achieved 49.10m, German Valdez, from Dajabón, took silver with 46.23m and Ozoria Acosta, from Espaillat with 45:87 In the Bullet’s impulse, Reyes Gil, San Cristóbal achieved first place with 2:16.39, in second place came Julian Deivelin from San Pedro with 2:18.94 and third, Perez Boludez, from Independencia with 2:20.51. In the 5,000 meters, Jilberto Santana, from La Romana, obtained first place with a time of 14:26.45; in second place, Ramoncito Mejía from San Pedro de Macorís arrived with 14:49.43, and in third place, Montilla, Andriw with 15:05.87. In the men’s 1,500 meters, Ramoncito Mejia, from San Pedro de Macorís, took the best mark with a time of 3:53.82, in second place came Del Rosario, Wand from EL Seibo with 3:59.98 and in third Josenyer Cabrera, from San Cristóbal with 4:00.97 In the women’s 3,000 meters, Anayelis Ramirez, from San Juan, took first place with a time of 11:40, in second place, Yafreisi Adelino, from Hato Mayor with a time of 11:58.64 8, and in third place, Nai Lopez Moreta, from Barahona 12:31.55