Dominican Republic shines on penultimate day of Central American and Caribbean Games

On the penultimate day of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, host nation Dominican Republic celebrated multiple gold medals, while other countries also secured historic victories. Dominican boxer Junior Alcántara won gold in the 55 kg final, defeating Cuba's Alejandro Claro 4-0 Source: eldiado. The women's volleyball team, known as the 'Reinas del Caribe', claimed their seventh consecutive gold, beating Colombia in straight sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) Source: eldiado. In athletics, Rosa Ramírez defended her shot put title with a throw of 18.60 meters, narrowly edging Cuba's Dianelis Denis by three centimeters Source: elcaribedr. The Dominican Republic also won gold in the women's 4x100 relay and the women's kata team Source: hoydo.

Other nations' successes

Venezuela's Keydomar Vallenilla won two gold medals in weightlifting, lifting 172 kg in snatch and 215 kg in clean and jerk Source: elnacionalve. In canoeing, Daniel Román took gold in the K1 200m and later helped his team win the K4 500m Source: elnacionalve. Puerto Rico's Adriana Díaz dominated table tennis, defeating Mexico's Clío Bárcenas 4-1 to retain her singles title Source: infobae. Panama made history by winning their first-ever baseball gold, beating Nicaragua 1-0 in extra innings Source: infobae.

Medal table and outlook

With one day remaining, Mexico leads the medal table with 157 golds, followed by Colombia (81), Cuba (47), and Venezuela (41) Source: elnacionalve. The Dominican Republic sits fifth with 30 golds and 118 total medals, already surpassing their San Salvador 2023 tally Source: diariolibree. The games conclude on Saturday, August 8 Source: diariolibree.