Brazil beat USA in international golf challenge – CBDV

05/10/2024
Sao Paulo-S.B

A Brazilian team The man won America for one 11 to 3This Friday (10), at International Golf Challenge. The clash was broadcast live at the multi-purpose arena of the Brazilian Paralympic Training Center in Sao Paulo. SportTV 2 and worked as a product of the teams Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – The reigning champions, the Brazilians, will be looking to win twice in the French capital. Especially dominating in the second half, the boys, coached by Jonadas Castro, increased their advantage over the North Americans in retrospect: now, in 21 meetings, 12 wins, eight losses and one draw.

“This is what we have been doing for many years. We have many talented athletes in Brazil, even so, some will be in the filter, so that in the final, we can hope for the best possible sextet. And we cannot fail to use an opportunity like this to test the sports concepts, systems that we have been practicing until the Paralympics.” said the coach. Jonathan CastroHe will take charge of the team after the Tokyo 2020 Games and already has a World Championship title in Matosinhos in 2022, gold in Paraban de Santiago in 2023 and a title in the Nations Cup in Berlin in 2024. , Germany.

The fight against the Americans is part of the exchange between the two countries, who trained together during the 4th practice of the men’s team that started on the 3rd, which played on Friday with six of the 8 athletes: Parazinho , Paulinho, Emerson, Andre Dantas, Romário and Mizael. Luciano and Leoman Moreno were saved.

“We are going to come to Paris and do a very strong job to represent Brazil in the best possible way, with very defensive, very competitive football and, God willing, by bringing the title back home,” he said. Paracino, who scored three goals in the match. Dantas 3, Paulinho 2, Emerson and Misel each scored a goal, and the USA also scored an own goal. The Seleção started the fight with Paulinho, Emerson and Misel, who gave way to Romario in the early stages, which ended in a 1-1 draw in the second half, with Barajinho, Dantas and Emerson starting to play together before the trio set the pace and took the opportunity to open up a lead on the scoreboard. Paulinho and Mizell also entered before the end of time to make it 11-3 in favor of the home side.

After this phase ends, on the 13th, the men’s team will meet two more times before leaving for Paris, when only six athletes can be invited. It’s worth remembering that Brazil will also be represented by the women’s team, which will still compete between May 24 and 26. Malmo CupA traditional tournament held in Sweden, this edition will feature all the participants of the Paris Games: Turkey, South Korea, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, Brazil and France.

In Paralympic history, Brazil’s golf has won one gold (Tokyo 2020), one silver (London 2012) and one bronze (Rio 2016) all with men. The women are still looking for their first medal.

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