2019 Pan American Games August 6 highlights
07 August 2019 |
3:11 pm
Fedrick Dacres of Jamaica takes home the gold in the men’s discus final, while Puerto Rico takes down Paraguay in women’s basketball, as the Pan American Games continue in Lima.
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