The athletes from Concordia, Lucas Miño and Carmela Cocco, achieved the gold medal in the framework of the South American U18 Athletics Championship, which took place in the province of San Luis.
Carmela Cocco became the new South American hammer throw champion, by throwing the 3-kilogram implement 66.16 meters on her fourth attempt.
Furthermore, with her record, she broke her own national record and established a new South American championship record.
For his part, Lucas Miño achieved the gold medal in the discus throw with a mark of 51.26 meters.
In this way, Concordia contributed two gold medals to Argentina, which came through athletes who train at the municipal athletics school of the Undersecretariat of Sports, which is provided freely and at no cost at the sports center.
Carmela Cocco became the new South American hammer throw champion, by throwing the 3-kilogram implement 66.16 meters on her fourth attempt.
Furthermore, with her record, she broke her own national record and established a new South American championship record.
For his part, Lucas Miño achieved the gold medal in the discus throw with a mark of 51.26 meters.
In this way, Concordia contributed two gold medals to Argentina, which came through athletes who train at the municipal athletics school of the Undersecretariat of Sports, which is provided freely and at no cost at the sports center.