Joan Jorquera (-63 kilos) continues with the fantastic performance of Spain in the World Cups in Guadalajara (Mexico) and added the bronze medal, the fifth metal in five days of competition for the National Team after the gold of Daniel Quesada (-74), the silvers of Jon Andoni Cintado (-80) and Iván García (+87), and the bronze of Cecilia Castro (-67). The Girona native from Roses (22 years old) showed a fantastic level with victories in two rounds over the Indonesian Muhammad Raihan, the Chilean Cristan Olivero and the Filipino Jospeh Chua to reach the semifinals where he lost 1-2 against the Uzbek Nizay Pulatov.
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The Spanish taekwondo player, silver medalist in the European Championship last year, revealed after his success the enormous doubts that had accompanied him before the World Cup due to a blow he received at the Manchester Grand Prix and that caused him a muscle injury in the right leg. 15 days in the dry dock and few training sessions before going to Guadalajara. “The doctors told me that it was going to be difficult to reach even 50%. They did not assure me of anything and I was quite worried, but we have managed to arrive. The pressure of knowing whether or not I was going to arrive in perfect condition was complicated mentally, but I arrived in good shape. It is a great job that the whole team is behind, we are a family, Jorquera assures that he started practicing this sport when he was three years old. With this medal, Spain has surpassed the four that it added in 2015 (then three golds and one bronze) and in 2011 (one gold and three bronzes). It is the largest number of medals for her in the last decade.
