Radio Havana Cuba | Tennis players to open at Youth Parapan American Games

Havana, June 3 (RHC) Cuban tennis players Jorge Julio Massaguer (TT8) and Mario González (TT7) will start the Cuban route in the V Youth Parapan American Games, whose opening ceremony will be this Saturday afternoon-night.

The night conference (Friday) defined that Massaguer and Mario would bring forward their beginnings of competitions, after the functional medical classification downgraded them, for the better according to our specialists.

In this way, Cuba will debut in this event this Saturday, when official actions will also take place in wheelchair basketball (5×5) without the presence of the Island.

Massaguer will face in the group phase Javier Mauricio Córdova Cardona and Fausto Barrientos, whose countries were not detailed on the official website; and Mario will face Jose Luis Cerpa Yañez and Juan José Paez Rueda.

The day will provide training for the Greater Antilles in judo, athletics and goalball, in addition to the presentation of this last team to the classification panel.

Other news from the last few hours has to do with the judoka Neicel A. Betancourt Castillo, from the J2 category in the 60 kg. According to the registration process, the Cuban must compete in the 66 kg.

And as for athletics, also due to the registration process, the activities will not start this Sunday, but on Monday. They will conclude on June 7.

Facing the opening gala, the flag bearers of the Island will be the para-athletes Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes and Felipa Hechavarría, the former with notable media attention due to his status as Olympic champion and world record holder in the T46 category.

Source: JIT.