He did it. He became the first Dominican to win a gold medal in the Lima Pan American Games in gymnastics. He won in the vault category. To win the gold, he dared to do the Dragulescu vault, one of the most difficult in the sport.
Nin Reyes will now participate in the World Gymnastics Championship (4-13 October 2019) in Stuttgart, Germany, a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. He needs to win a medal or qualify by placing in the top 12 in the championship.
His Pan Am medal is the third gold won by the Dominican Republic. Others are the gold won by Beatriz Pirón in weightlifting, and the gold won by skier Roberto Pigozzi.
The Dominican Republic is now in 10th place of 15 medalist countries with 16 medals. The country has won three gold, four silver and nine bronze medals. The Pan Am Games began on 26 July and will continue through 11 August 2019.
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1 August 2019