Rahming finishes fifth in Santo Domingo

Rahming finishes fifth in Santo Domingo
Cynthia Rahming (right) with her coach.

Cynthia Rahming scored valuable Olympic qualification points over the weekend at the Santo Domingo Pan American Open in Santo Domingo.

Rahming competed in the under 57-kilogram (kg) class and finished fifth overall in the division. She defeated athletes from the Dominican Republic and Canada, before losing in the medal rounds.

She was coached by Omri Kelly, a level one graduate of the International Judo Federation (IJF) academy. Rahming’s fifth-place finish was the best result ever by a Bahamian athlete in senior judo competition of this level.

“We are pleased with Cynthia’s development and results,” said Head Coach Oneysin Portorreal Pons, who prepared Cynthia and coach Omri for the competition.

“We fixed a major whole in Cynthia’s game after the CAC games, which enabled this victory. We are expecting many more results to come.”

Cynthia will fight next at the Grand Prix in Cancun, Mexico.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.