DISCUS thrower Yarelys Barrios and pole-vaulter Yarisley Silva, who won bronze medals at the 14th World Athletics Championships in Moscow, have given Cuba 20th place to date on the country medals list and 15th in the general ranking, thanks to 13 points accumulated.

In her most recent performance, Silva, aged 26, Olympic silver medalist, took a well deserved third place in a tight final, jumping 4.82 meters on her third attempt.

The gold went to super-star Russian Elena Isinbayeva, who bade farewell to active sports with a vault of 4.49 meters, while the silver was taken by U.S. Jennifer Suhr, with 4.82 meters in her second jump.

In the Luzhniki Stadium, Barrios ensured Cuba a bronze medal with a throw of 64.96 meters, only exceeded by the Croat super-star Sandra Perkovic (67.99) and French Melina Robert-Michon (66.28).

Barrios, aged 30 years, enjoyed her fourth consecutive place on the world medals platform in Moscow, as she also took silvers in Osaka 2007 (63.90) and Berlin 2009 (65.31), and a bronze in Daegu 2011 (65.73).

The country medals table for the 14th World Athletics Championships is currently dominated by the United States, with four golds, five silvers and one bronze, for a total of 127 points; Russia (3-1-2, 70); and Germany (2-2-1, 64) in the first three places. (SE)