Mexican athlete wins gold at Tae Kwon Do competition

Mexican athlete Daniela Rodríguez

has given her country its first gold medal in the Poomsae Tae Kwon Do competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2018 .

Poomsae is a variant of the Korean martial art which encompasses attack and defense combinations against several imaginary adversaries. Poomsaes have philosophic connotations in Korean culture and they play a multidimensional role in the improvement of coordination, balance, synchronization, and rhythm.

Rodríguez Morales, who participated at the Lima World Competition of 2016 , won the gold medal with 94 units , leaving her opponent, Puerto Rican Arelis Medina , with 89.1 .

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