The gold medal that Angel Fournier won at the World Indoor Rowing Championships contributed to select him as the best athlete of April in the province of Guantanamo.
The gold medal that Angel Fournier won at the World Indoor Rowing Championships contributed to select him as the best athlete of April in the province of Guantanamo.
In the Agganis Arena at Boston University hosted the 21st edition of rowing competition that consists of on electronic device, the rower simulates the action of rowing two kilometer segment as a real regatta.
The athletes also compete in category of a mile (1481 m.), the 2500, and sprint tests at 100 and 500 m.
Fournier, of 1.98 m. tall and 100 kg weight won the gold medal when he clocked 5: 45.90 minutes against other 166 rowers. Samson Loch (5: 51.40), representing the St. Peter's College Boat Club, and Whiting Tennis (5: 54.90 and under 23 years), followed the star, originally from Caimanera.
For those unfamiliar with the ergometer, it is a machine to perform a simulation of the action of rowing, for the purpose of exercising and measure certain parameters during training periods.
The indoor rowing has become established as a separate specialty and world regattas are especially held in the U.S. since 1995, in Boston and in Birmingham, England, where the competition emerged and rules were established.
On the month of April, the fighter Yowly Bonne, of 57 kg and boxer Arlen Lopez, 75, were also selected among the best athlete in the province of Guantanamo.
Translation: Liubis Balart Martínez