[Sport] Venezuela in the fight finds its fifth gold in the Junior Pan American Games

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The fighter Astrid Montero presented this Friday, at the Miguel Calero Coliseum, the fifth gold medal to Venezuela in the first Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.

On the penultimate day of wrestling competitions, Montero, 18, who started in that sport because her brothers motivated her, defeated Yolanda Cordero 8 to 5, the Cuban favorite who had beaten her in the previous phase. , in the category of 62 kilograms freestyle.

The truth is that I thank God for having won the gold medal for my country. Unfortunately, in qualifying, I lost to the Cuban at the end, but I was preparing all this time and I came for the rematch, "the champion told Efe today after the end of her fight.

Visibly excited to have qualified for the Pan American Games in Chile 2023 Montero said that "now we have to work even harder."

When asked about the figures that inspire and help her in the sport of wrestling, the Venezuelan remembered «mainly (the Venezuelan) Nathaly Grimán who has been one of my training partners and my compatriots Betzabeth Argüello and Soleimy Caraballo, women that have also helped me in my preparation ».

Regarding his triumph, he said that he never doubted in being able to win. "Last night I was very thoughtful, thinking about each one of my fights, knowing that I had no rivals, small or big, but for that I prepared myself and because at no time was there any doubt that I could not achieve it."

"I have a long way to go and I feel that thanks to this gold medal I have made a good opening to my sports career," said Montero.

For Venezuela, this gold medal is the fifth achieved by its delegation and that leaves it twelfth in the general medal table.

In wrestling, Cuba dominates with seven golds.

This sport will deliver this Saturday the last four golds of the Junior Pan American Games that end next Sunday.

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