Mayabeque, Cuba_ The discus thrower from San José de las Lajas Melany del Pilar Matheus, reached the gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The 17-year-old girl was first in the first round with a record of 53 meters and 70 centimeters, launched the implement to 54.95 to add 108.65 in the two days and was unreachable for the other 15 competitors.
In second place ended the Russian Violet Ignatyeva who won 53.57 the first day. Ozlem Becerek, added 103.86 out of 54.32 to add 107.79 while Turkish Ozlem Becerek with 103.86 after pulling 51.96.
Via Facebook, the representative of Mayabeque’s capital told Nelson de la Rosa that she was very happy with this result for San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque and Cuba. The gold medal is dedicated to his mother, his trainer Yunayka and her followers.
The Olympic monarch will return to the Island on the 19th. She still has to compete in the Pan American Youth Championship this year.
The result of Matheus is the best of San José de las Lajas’ athletics since the great Carmen Laura Valdés was a bronze medalist, as part of the Cuban women's relay 4 per 100 at the Olympic Games in Munich, 1972.
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