Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Mariela Gonzalez gold medal in marathon

RIO DE JANEIRO, 22 July- Cuban Mariela González won athletics’ first gold medal in marathon at the Pan American Games RIO 2007. She crossed the finish line at the Flamengo Park, in 2h43min11sec. Two Brazilian runners also made it to the podium. Márcia Narloch won the silver medal (2h45min10sec), and Sirlene de Pinho, who lead the race throughout most of the time, won bronze (2h47min36). The medal awarding ceremony takes place on Monday, 23 July at the João Havelange Stadium at 7:05PM.

All report at CubaHeadlines

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