The preparation of Ecuadorian athletes at the time of the covid-19 shows great results.
Sports.- The tricolor weightlifting team – made up of men and women – had an extremely positive return when they obtained first place in the first virtual Pan-American Weightlifting Cup.
Luis Zambrano, president of the Ecuador Weightlifting Federation, highlighted the return of the tricolor team.
«It was a positive return to the high competition of the Ecuadorian team along with all the athletes from America and the world, who are gradually returning to training,» he said.
The Ecuadorian team achieved 11 gold medals, of which 7 were gold medals and 9 silver medals won by the women’s team. On the other hand, the male obtained 4 gold medals, 4 silver and 3 bronze.
After the results obtained, Zambrano stressed that the group has to continue improving to seek successful participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The outstanding athletes were: Neisi Dajomes and Néiser Grefa, both athletes managed to finish in first place in their categories, both in start, clean and jerk, and in the same way Mercedes Campoverde was also first, as he won in start, was second in clean and jerk and first in total.
The original tournament was held in order to keep the weightlifters of the continent in sports activity during the period of the pandemic, although it was not a summation event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the result obtained is of great importance for the tricolor combo.
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