Central American and Caribbean Games 2018

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And Jamaica's Caitlin Chang gets a silver

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Mexico still looking strong with 86 golds, 40 more than second place Colombia with 46 (Cuba has 38). 1st place seems very likely even if Mexico doesn't have a great second week.

 

Also gets me thinking how well Mexico will do at the next Pan American Games compared to nations from the region, considering Cuba's decline.

 

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4 hours ago, vinipereira said:

Mexico still looking strong with 86 golds, 40 more than second place Colombia with 46 (Cuba has 38). 1st place seems very likely even if Mexico doesn't have a great second week.

 

Also gets me thinking how well Mexico will do at the next Pan American Games compared to nations from the region, considering Cuba's decline.

 

Only 22 golds away from our NOC's target, which is quite reachable at this point

 

As for next year PanAmerican Games, I think Mexico's chances will be the same: between 20-24 golds and over 80 medls in total... sadly some events in which we swept the podium (like swimming, squash, cycling and taekwondo) are not going to be able to produce the same results as here.

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Surprise result in compound's mixed team as Trinidad & Tobago manages to upset Colombia (including Sara Lopez) in the quarterfinals

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In Jumping, Pablo Barrios of Venezuela winning 2 gold medals: one in the total score (including the results of the qualification rounds) and the second one in the final, after a jump-off with a clean sheet and only a .15 time difference over second place

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New Mexican record in 400m hurdles Go Zudikey Rodriguez in the final!

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Three Games records today in athletics:

 

Greene with 10.00 in 100m men's. Jamaica's Nesta Carter ran 9.92, but wind was 2.1.

 

Silva retained her title in women's pole vault, with a 4.70 mark.

 

Sanchez won women's 10000 meters race, with an amazing sprint in the last 200 meters to overtake Puerto Rico's Beverly Ramos (who led all the race and had a 50 meters or so advantage until the last hundred) to finish in 33:41.48

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Good day for English speaking countries:

 

Cejhae Colin Green gained bronze in the men's 100m; also their men's doubles in tennis placed fourth, winning their first two matches against better ranked teams.

won a couple of bronze medals: one in women's boxing (-64kg) and the other one in women's 800m; so far only Barbadian women have been able to be on the podium, so their men should try to keep up the pace.

added a silver in men's trio in bowling, but at middle point they were close to winning. Too bad they couldn't close an excellent performance.

earned its first two medals: a silver in women's long jump thanks to Chantel Malone and a bronze by Eldred Henry in men's shot put, being the first of the medalist to break the Games record.

got three golds and a silver in athletics; first, both of their competitors break the Games record in men's shot put, to finish 1-2; next it was their turn in women's 100m with Jonielle Smith and in the men's 100m with Nesta Carter.

finished with silver in men's 100m, thanks to Jason Rogers' performance.

earned two silvers, both by women, one in 100m and the other in the 800m

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In women's football Mexico was losing the final 0-1 to Costa Rica and then scored 3 goals in less than 4 minutes to win gold

 

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Gold medal for Andrea Vargas Mena of Costa Rica  in 100m Hurdles First gold medal for the Ticos.

 

In the same event, a great silver medal for Vanessa Clerveaux from Haiti, its first of the Games

 

New Games record in men's hammer throw for Mexico's Diego Del Real with 74.95; he was close to a new Mexican and Area record but his last attempt was a fault.