Havana, May 27.- After the excellent performance in the V Alba Games in Venezuela 2023, the Cuban squad will arrive at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023 with the aim of dominating.
The presentation at the 2023 Doha World Judo Championship did not turn out as expected, but in the analysis of what happened, clues can be found that suggest the good performance achievable in the Central Caribbean event.
It turns out that only Canada and Brazil, for America, obtained better results than Cuba. If we discriminate down to the Central Caribbean area, no other nation has emulated what the Greater Antilles has achieved.
Among the women, we will have to watch out for the returns of two stars: the multi-laureate Olympic and world champion Idalys Ortiz in +78 kg and the 78 kg world medalist Kaliema Antomarchi, who also returns from a long period without competing.
The sporty form of both constitutes the only reservation when it comes to issuing a criterion, seeing that just weeks ago Ortiz was unable to go out on the tatami mats in Doha. Now, with health, both emerge as undisputed candidates for the title.
The 57 and 63 kg divisions can also be counted among the forecasts to reign. Although Arnaes Odelín and Maylín del Toro have had ups and downs on the European tour, in the Pan-American Open in Santo Domingo they walked their divisions.
It should be noted that del Toro, in a more difficult division, has won victories over Prisca Awiti, the best judoka in Mexico in the world competition, with a meritorious fifth place, and also over the Venezuelan Anriquelis Barrios, whom he also defeated in the Pan-American open. from Medellin.
In 70 kg, despite the dizzying growth of Idelannis Gómez from Guantanamo, capable of defeating the Brazilian Luana Carvalho, it remains to be seen what may result from a possible confrontation against the Venezuelan Elvismar Rodríguez, number 12 in the world ranking.
Idelannis could not in the Pan-American event in Santo Domingo against the Croatian Lara Cvjetko, who obviously will not be in Santo Domingo, but the Venezuelan Rodríguez did beat her. Also, at the recently concluded world championships, she lost by bronze to the stellar Barbara Matic.
The squad is completed by Yordanis Arencibia Zamarit Gregorio (48 kg) and Yurisleidy Hernández (52 kg), who have presented unstable results in the area, although they have been on the podium in different tournaments.
For the men it is logical to think that the world champion in +100 kg, Andy Granda, the world runner-up Iván Silva (90 kg) and the two-time Pan-American champion Magdiel Estrada (73 kg) start as favorites to win titles.
Added to them is Orlando Polanco, champion of the Dominican and Varadero Opens this 2023, who should have no difficulty climbing to the top of the podium.
Liester Cardona (100 kg) has also had a remarkable qualitative rise and likewise was recently crowned in the Dominican Republic, where the alarms that ignited the defeat against his compatriot Yoandy Travieso in the Varadero tournament were turned off.
The eyes on Julio Alderete’s troops will also be focused on what Jorge Martínez can achieve in 81 kg and Milko Obregón in 60 kg.
Martínez showed some difficulties in Santo Domingo against the Czech Jan Svoboda, ranked 130 in the world, although he reached one of the bronze medals.
In Varadero he was also seen falling twice, first against his compatriot Naysdel Cardoso and then against the Uruguayan Alain Aprahamian. To this is added that he will have a very strong rivalry with the Dominican Medickson del Orbe, ranked number 30 in the world ranking.
Milko has not done justice to his quality in his last appearances, falling in the first round at the Santo Domingo and Varadero Opens. He even had to settle for a bronze medal in the junior Pan American, which also hosted the Matanzas spa city, after losing to his compatriot Jonathan Charón, later crowned champion of the V Games of Alba.
In general terms, it is possible that the Cuban army obtains a greater number of titles, and that all its members can also climb to the awards podium. (Jit) (Photo: Official site of the event / Taken from Jit)
2023-05-27 19:41:55
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