The main exponents of judo in Cuba in the men’s branch will participate from next Thursday in the National Championship of this sport, which takes place since last Sunday at the Antonio Nores gym, in Càrdenas.
Amaury Mendive Piedra, national methodologist of the discipline, declared exclusively to the Cuban News Agency that the tournament will include the participation of the nine figures who were touring Europe, including Iván F. Silva and Andy Granda, medalists at the Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey.
The group of internationals is already in the largest of the Antilles and it is expected that tomorrow they will arrive at the headquarters, in a day in which the technical congress will also be held to define specific details about the organization of the fair, said the national methodologist.
Mendive Piedra highlighted the qualitative level of the event, in which around 90 athletes representing all provinces must present themselves, as well as the efforts of the insurance personnel to guarantee the quality of the event.
Since the previous Sunday, the national judo began with the fights between women, in which the Artemisa team dominated by provinces, with two golds, one silver and two bronzes, escorted by Santiago de Cuba (1-1-5 ) and Holguin (1-1-0).
Other territorial teams that managed to add some metal were Havana (1-0-2), Matanzas (1-0-1), Guantánamo (1-0-0), Camagüey (0-1-1), Granma, Pinar del Río and Sancti Spíritus (0-1-0) and Las Tunas (0-0-1).
Unlike the men’s sector, the women’s championship was held in the absence of eight of the main figures of the national team, including the Olympic and world champion, Idalys Ortiz (+78), from Artemisa, due to a tour of training and competitions in Europe. (ALH)
John Vila Acosta/Cuban News Agency
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