2022 was a year without major games, meaning Olympic, Pan American or Central American and Caribbean games. However, it was significant for Cuba.
When reviewing the gallery of the best in the country in 2022, the development of disciplines such as canoeing is noted, which places, for the first time, one of its girls, Yarisleidis Cirilo, as the most outstanding, or the resurgence of judo , premiering the most outstanding male athlete: Andy Granda.
Volleyball returned to these awards and softball broke out with its combativeness, like handball, among women. The inclusion of the best athletes in contracts was successful, to validate a strategy that is beginning to bear fruit.
Welcome to the para-athletes, with brilliant performances in the deaf Olympics, with an emphasis on athletics, and the visually impaired, with a good judo world championship.
Cuba looks to a challenging future from 2022.
Best athlete in collective sport (F)
- Niurkis Moras Arias (Handball/SCU)
Best athletes in collective sport (M)
- Jesus Herrera Jaime (Volleyball/ART)
- Alain Román González (Softball/CAV)
Non-individual event
- Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys (GTM)
- Katherin Nuevo Segura (VCL).
- Canoeing world champion, in C-2
Best Contract Athletes
- Arlenis Sierra Cañadilla (Cycling/GRA)
- Miguel Ángel López Castro (Volleyball/CFG)
- Raidel Martínez Pérez (Baseball/PRI)
Best athlete in special activities
- Erick Hernández Sánchez (Dominance of the ball/HAB)
Most Outstanding Athletes
- Arlenis Sierra Cañadilla (Cycling/ GRA)
- Leuris Pupo Requejo (Sports Shooting/HOL)
- Katherin Nuevo Segura (Canoeing/VCL)
- Julio César La Cruz Peraza (Boxing/CMG/92 kg)
- Serguey Torres Madrigal (Canoeing/SSP)
- Iván Felipe Silva Morales (Judo/MTZ/90 kg)
- Lázaro Martínez Santrayll (Athletics/GTM)
- Idalys Ortiz Bocourt (Judo/ART/+78 kg)
- Daniela Darriba Yera (Basque pelota/HAB)
- Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (Chess/CMG)
Most Outstanding Paralympics
- Leinier Savón Pineda (Parathletics/GTM/ANCI/T-12)
- Dalidaivis Rodríguez Clark (Parajudo/HAB/63 kg/ANCI/J-2)
- Yunier Fernández Izquierdo (Paratennis table/ART/Aclifim/TT-1)
- Juan Manuel Romero Martínez (Parajudo/GTM/ANCI/73 kg)
- Ulicer Aguilera Cruz (Parathletics/HOL/ANCI/F12)
- Leidy Rodriguez Rodriguez (Paraweights/GRA/Aclifim/45kg)
- Guillermo Varona Gon-zález (Parathletics/CMG/Aclifim/F-46) Jabalinista
- Manuel Alejandro del Rosario Pargas (Parabadminton/CMG/SU-5)
- Laura Beatriz Llanes Cabrera (Para-badminton/CFG/SU-5)
Best national referee
- Jorge Luis Vega Zamora (Athletics/CAV)
Best international referee
- Yunior Sosa Naranjo (Fights/CAV)
