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Venezuela's Naryury Pérez Smashes Record to Win Gold at Central American Games

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Venezuelan weightlifter Naryury Alejandra Pérez Reverón won the gold medal in the +86 kg snatch category at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.
  • Pérez Reverón set a new regional record with a lift of 122 kilograms, surpassing her own previous record of 120 kg.
  • The silver medal went to the Dominican Republic's Crismery Santana (118 kg), and the bronze to Mexico's Laura Jiménez (110 kg).

Venezuelan weightlifter Naryury Alejandra Pérez Reverón has secured a gold medal at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Competing in the women's over 86 kilograms category, Pérez Reverón achieved a remarkable lift of 122 kilograms in the snatch event, establishing a new regional record.

This impressive performance saw Pérez Reverón break her own previous regional record of 120 kilograms, further cementing her status as the top athlete in this discipline. The crowd present at the venue offered strong support, which organizers noted served as additional motivation for her record-breaking lift.

The silver medal in the event was claimed by Crismery Santana of the Dominican Republic, who lifted 118 kilograms. Mexico's Laura Jiménez secured the bronze medal with a lift of 110 kilograms.

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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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