The silver medal went to Mexicalense taekwondoin, Leslie Soltero, who also took 24 points at the XXII Senior G4 Pan American Championship in the Dominican Republic.
The cachanilla athlete fell to Brazilian Milena Titoneli in the final of the -67 kilogram division.
Leslie Soltero, number three in the Pan Am ranking, was chasing the gold medal for Mexico, but Milena Titoneli, who came to the event as the best -67 kilogram, took the win in two sets and 40 points as as champion, with the endorsement of the Pan American Taekwondo Union.
In her presentation at the Senior Pan American Championship, the junior continental champion had to come from behind in the quarter-finals to defeat Chile’s Claudia Gallardo in three sets, who won the first 15-9, but then came the reaction of the Mexican to celebrate with scores of 7-6 and 5-2.
In the semi-finals, Leslie Soltero beat Canadian Melissa Pagnotta 13-9, 12-5 to advance to the final against Titoneli, who beat American Alena Viana in the move to the -67 kilogram final.
On day two, Mexical’s Anel Félix also had action, who remained in the quarterfinals after losing in three sets to Chile’s Fernanda Aguirre in the -57 kilogram division.
Anel Félix had won the first round 12-10, but the South American came back to win the second 5-4 and the third 9-0; In her first fight, the cachanilla had left the Venezuelan Genesis González on the road by 8-5 and 10-3.
After participating in the G4 Pan American Championship, Baja Californians Daniela Souza, champion in -49 kilograms, Leslie Soltero and Anel Félix will have the opportunity to add points to the world ranking, heading to Paris 2024, in the Dominican Open which will distribute 20 points for first place, twelve for second and eight for third.
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