Newsletter

Worthy and courageous, Cubans at the first Youth Pan American Games

Havana, Nov 6 (ACN) The pentathlon, canoeing, weights, archery, judo, fencing, women’s wrestling and table tennis teams reaffirmed today the competitive commitment of the Cuban delegation towards the nearby Pan American Youth Games.

The judoka Idelannis Gómez ratified the iron will to face the fight and the spirit of improvement, under the principle of representing the country with honor.

Yarisleidis Cirilo, multiple world rafting medalist, received the national flag from David Lahera, an official of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Also participating were Osvaldo Vento, president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation; and leaders of the Union of Young Communists, the University Student Federation and the Federation of High School Students.

With this Asset of Dignity, the political-cultural galas of the youth athletic movement culminated in the José Martí Memorial, in the Plaza de la Revolución in the capital, thus, everything was ready for the flag of the delegation next week.

“Surrender and enjoy, a shared dream” is the motto of the Cuban representation for the first edition of the Youth Pan American Games, scheduled from November 25 to December 5 in Colombia.

More than 200 Cuban athletes, from 26 sports, assured their presence in the multiple competition, based in seven cities, led by Cali, in a meeting where some 3,500 athletes from 41 countries will fight for continental glory and places for the Games Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023.

.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending