12 October 2007 - MEX, CUB, BRA and USA win places for the Olympic Games

MEX, CUB, BRA and USA win places for the Olympic Games Lausanne - 12 October 2007   At the Continental Qualifier for the Americas in El Salvador the dices have been thrown. For the women’s event it is be two Mexican and one US athletes while in the men’s event it is one Mexican, one Cuban and one Brazilian to win new Olympic places for their countries.    Karen Scavotto (USA)    Women’s Event Janeth Garcia (MEX) beat Karen Scavotto (USA) 109-107 to win the first place in the women's category. Another Mexican, Aida Roman, won the third position after beating Venezuela's Leydis Brito 108-95. Venezuela had the first standby position in Leipzig, Germany and is now suffering the same ordeal.      Luiz Trainini (BRA) Men’s Event Juan Rene Serrano, the second qualified archer for Dubai, shot very solidly all along the tournament, and gave Mexico their third Olympic spot of the day. He defeated Cuban veteran Juan Carlos Stevens 110-109 for the first place. Brazil won the remaining Olympic spot by means of Luiz Trainini, winner of his third place match versus Mexico's Jorge Pablo Chapoy.   17 athletes from the Americas have obtained places for Beijing: United States (3 Men, 2 Women), Mexico (2 men, 2 women), Canada (3 men), Colombia (3 women), Cuba (1 man) and Brazil (1 man).   There are still two possibilities left for the countries that have not obtained places. One is by obtaining an invitation place from the IOC and the second by obtaining a place at the final world qualifier in Boé, France in June next year. Results CQT Results WRE See also www.coparco.org   FITA Secretary General