Omar made the cross | Artemis Diary

Ariguanabese judoka Omar Cruz León, from the over 100 kilogram division, continues to shine with his own light on the international stages.

Now he made the cross in the Junior Pan American Cup played in the Dominican Republic, with the only gold of the reduced Cuban delegation to the event.
Omar put Cuban rhythm on the tatamis in Quisqueya. He proved to be cut out for greater endeavors. Strength, speed in grabbing the lapel of the local Julio César Javier Arias and a refined technique, give the Ariguanabense the second best result of 2022, with this ippon in 30 seconds.

Cuba added three silvers through Blanca Cabrera in the 52 kilograms, Idelannnis Gómez in 70 and Kimy Bravo in the 66, in an event that brought together 90 athletes from 14 countries.

This contest serves to prepare the Artemiseño, with a view to the Senior World Cup during the first fortnight of October in Uzbekistan.

Specialists and trainers enlist him and trust him to obtain medals.
This same year, Omar was runner-up in the world youth championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador, losing in the final by golden rule against the Japanese Yuta Nakamura, and climbed to the top of the podium in the I Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe. Before, he had won the title at the 2021 Cali-Valle Junior Pan American Games.

And at the close of this edition, at the Pan American Open for seniors, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he hung the bronze medal around his neck, after winning in his first fight against Costa Rican Issac Meléndez by ippon, falling in the semifinals against the Chilean Francisco Solís in the same way, and retaliate with ippon to the Venezuelan Luis Amezquita in the discussion for third place.