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BARRANQUILLA. July 27, 2018.- The presence of experienced couples in the Olympic Games, World Tour and several times champions of  NORCECA Tour, give greater prestige to the Beach Volleyball tournament of the Central American Games.

Mexico and Cuba, the biggest winners of medals in this event, as well as Colombia and Venezuela, jump as favorites to get a place on the podium.

Sergio González and Nivaldo Díaz, winners of the Gold medal in the CAC Games of Veracruz, four years ago and fifth in the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro in 2016, will hold a strong fight against the Mexicans Lombardo Ontiveros /Juan Virgen, who stayed with the silver medal in Veracruz, but who have grown a lot in the World Tour.

"We are in Barranquilla with only one objective, which is the same as always, to win the gold medal. We have a certain comfort because we are only three couples in the group and that gives us some advantage because we have one game less than other couples. We are focused on the goal of the gold medal”, said Gonzalez.

“Mexico is our main opponent, which in recent years has kept playing at a high level, on the World Tour, it is a team that deserves work, that you can not be loosened before them. Venezuela also has history and tradition, despite being a new couple”, said Nivaldo.

Mexican Martha Revuelta, winner of the silver medal in Veracruz, losing the final against Cuba, said that "we were training with my new partner (Zaira Orellana) all this year, we participated in the NORCECA, in a camp in Japan, but we know that in this tournaments can be for anybody".

"Cuba is always strong, Venezuela and Colombia are the teams to beat, although in beach volleyball you can not trust, all teams have possibilities," said Revuelta.

Puerto Rico presents the couple that qualified for the Youth Olympic Games, Allanis Navas / María Gonzalez, while Colombia has its national champion, Yuli Ayala / Diana Ríos.

Male

Colombia: Johan Murray 2 / Jorge Luis Manjarres 1

Cuba: Sergio Gonzalez 2 / Nivaldo Diaz 1

Guatemala: Luis Garcia 2 / Andy Leonardo 1

Trinidad and Tobago: Daneil Williams 1 / Daynte Stewart 2

Mexico: Lombardo Ontiveros 1 / Juan Virgen 2

Costa Rica: Richard Smith 1 / Víctor Alpizar 2

El Salvador: Carlos Escobar 1 / David Vargas 2

Virgin Islands: Miguel Lopez 1 / Edward Peter 2

Nicaragua: Rubén Mora 1 Danny López 2

Dominican Republic: Alex Medina 1 / Víctor Castillo 2

Puerto Rico: Cristian Encarnación 1 / Daniel Quiñones 2

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Shawn Seabrookes 2 / St Clair Hodge 1

Honduras: Juan Menjivar 2 / Kevin Flores 1

Jamaica: Patrico Grant 1 / Christopher Walters 2

Saint Lucia: Agustin Faulkner 2 / Tevin St Jean 1

Barbados: Elwyn Oxley 1 / Hugh Sealy 2

Cayman Islands: Nathan Dack 2 / Casey Santamaria 1

Venezuea: Carlos Rangel 1 / José Gomez 2

Suriname: Joshua Dwarkasing 1 / Keven Sporkslede 2

Curacao: Quinten Anthony 2 / Gilbert Paulina 1

Dominica: Yahn Florent 1 / Lincoln Riviere 2

Haiti: Christian Toussaint 1 / Jacques-Antoine Frederic 2

Female

Colombia: Yuli Ayala 1 / Diana Rios 2

Cuba: Leila Martínez 2 / Mailen Deliz 1

Mexico: Zaira Orellana 1 / Martha Revuelta 2

Guatemala: Estefanie Bethancourth 2 / Natalia Giron 1

Nicaragua: Swan Mendoza 1 / Socorro Lopez 2

Trinidad and Tobago: Abby Blackman 2 / Rheeza Grant 1

Virgin Islands: Amber Bennett 2 / Mannika Charles 1

El Salvador: Maria Fernanda Vargas 2 / Kathya Vasquez 1

Puerto Rico: Allanis Navas 2 / María Gonzalez 1

Jamaica: Sashalee Wallen 2 / Kai Wright 1

Honduras: Marrisa Brady 1 / Jarisa Hynds 2

Cayman Islands: Lleann Powery 1 / Marissa Harrison 2

Dominican Republic: Yaniris Miller 1 / Alondra Berroa 2

Antigua: Joelle Thomas 2 / Mali Peters 1

Saint Lucia: Jamilla Lansiquot 1 / Kerin Neptune 2

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Brenda Allen Edinborough 1 / Genelle Howell 2

Grenada: Cassie Paul 1 / Renisha Stafford 2

Venezuela: Norisbeth Agudo 2 / Gabriela Brito 1

Panama: Dionelys Delgado 1 / Yamileth Montenegro 2

Belize: Kelsey Balderamos 1 / Emma Hoare 2

Suriname: Cheryl Brunings 1 / Sandrina Hunsel 2

Curacao: Christine Anthony 2 / Samira Luis 1