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Costa Rica’s Brenes captures gold in Puerto Rico

 

After eight days of silver and bronze medals, Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes blew past the competition in the 400 meter run to claim the nation’s first gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Monday night in Puerto Rico.
 
Brenes, who is from the Caribbean port city of Limón, set a Central American and Costa Rican record on Monday with his time of 44.84. He beat Henry Tabarie of the Virgin Islands, who finished with a time of 45.07.
 
“This win is a product of very intense, very committed training,” said Brenes’s coach Walter Salazar after the event. “He’s hitting his stride right now in his career, and he’s only getting better.”
 
With his mark of 44.84, Brenes tied the10th fastest 400 meter time in the world this year, which he shares with U.S. runner Tavaris Tate. The fastest clocked 400 meter run this year is held by Jamaican Jermaine Gonzalez, who ran a 44.40 earlier this month.
 
Brenes, who reached the semifinals of the 400 meter run at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, is the first Costa Rican to win the 400 meter run at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
 
Through the first nine days of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Costa Rica is currently in 13th place. The Ticos have won a combined 17 medals, including 12 bronze medals, four silver medals, and Brenes’ lone gold. Mexico, which has won the games eight out of the 20 times that it has been held, leads the way with 283 medals, including 101 gold medals.
 
Brenes will have a second shot at a medal later this week when he competes in the 4×400 meter relay. The semifinals and finals of the event will be held on Friday.

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