The Cuban judoka, Dalisdaivis Rodríguez, two-time Paralympic champion, left the Cuban national team in Canada.
The athlete was with the team at the 2022 Ibsa Pan American Judo Championship, which took place between December 7 and 12 in the city of Edmonton, Canada.
The news was disseminated by the Castro newspaper Jit, where they assured that “the athlete Dalisdaivis Rodríguez, who would face her last opportunity to obtain the medical-functional qualification [para los Juegos Paralímpicos París 2024]He left the delegation.
This was considered by Castroism as a breach of “the commitment made to her country and team,” but for her it was an opportunity for freedom and to flee from the regime on the island that keeps them living in oppression, hunger, and misery.
Cuban athletes get the best opportunity to escape from the island when they arrive in other countries, because it is more difficult to leave from Cuba, in addition to the fact that a lot of money is needed to do so.
The escape of this Cuban judoka, Dalisdaivis Rodríguez, 39 years old, represents an unexpected blow to sports and Castro’s propaganda, since in November, the official press took advantage of her to praise Cuban sports, while athletes are not paid what they deserve to represent and win on behalf of the island.
Dalidaivis Rodríguez won the gold medals in the category of up to 63 kilograms at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games.
“The athlete Dalisdaivis Rodríguez left the delegation, breaking the commitment made with her country and team,” says the official Jit. Another athlete who escapes from a team #Cuba. Two-time Paralympic champion in judo. She escaped at the Pan-American tournament in Edmonton, Canada. pic.twitter.com/5B898xcfmO
— Rolando Napoles (@RNapoles) December 13, 2022
The Cuban judoka developed her successful career in what is known as “adapted judo”, practiced by people with visual disabilities.
The Cuban joins the long list of Cuban athletes who decide to leave the island in search of better opportunities and grow professionally.
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