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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThis will be the banner that accompanies the more than 500 athletes who will compete in 42 disciplines and participate in 356 of the 497 events scheduled for the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freestyle wrestler Arturo Silot, this year\u2019s Pan American champion, and handball goalkeeper Niurkis Mora, the Central American Games champion for San Salvador 2023, accompanied the flag bearers, while Otto O\u00f1ate (weightlifting) and Andrea Becali (swimming) laid a floral offering at the monument to the Apostle, and Marif\u00e9lix Sarria (weightlifting), the world runner-up, read the athletes\u2019 oath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meyvis Est\u00e9vez, first secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), urged the Cuban delegation to compete with dignity in the oldest regional multi-sport event in the world, as a demonstration of the vitality forged from love for the national team and respect for a people who know how to reward more than just medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t forget that Cuba is family, home, mother, and mothers are never disappointed. We know that we will have loyal sons and daughters of this sacred land among you, and we will follow every competition from here so that you don\u2019t feel alone. Every time you sing the notes of the national anthem, do so knowing that you are making an entire nation vibrate,\u201d the youth leader affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event, which was also attended by Osvaldo Vento Montiller, president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), and Roberto Le\u00f3n Richard, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee, also witnessed the selection of Mija\u00edn L\u00f3pez, a legend of Cuban sport, as the first ambassador for the Country Brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement by Humberto Juan Fabi\u00e1n Su\u00e1rez, president of the Country Brand Council, the outstanding merits of L\u00f3pez, a five-time Olympic ace, were highlighted. He has long been one of the most admired and recognized athletes in the world for his impact on the competitive wrestling scene and his social work outside the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, after the official flag-raising ceremony, UJC (Young Communist League) membership cards were distributed to members of the delegation, and a video presentation about Cerro Pelado was shown, relating to the epic journey of the Cuban delegation at the 10th Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1966). The Cuban delegation traveled to the Games by ship and defended their right to compete despite pressure from the United States government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, hosted by the Dominican capital, will open on July 24th, although some disciplines, such as water polo, badminton, tennis, and archery, will begin days earlier. Therefore, the first contingents from the Caribbean nation will depart starting this Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuba, third among countries with 74 titles at the 2023 San Salvador Games, aims this time to consolidate its position among the regional sporting elite with a performance that could result in approximately 68 first-place finishes, in a socioeconomic context marked by the energy crisis and the shortages imposed by the United States\u2019 economic, commercial, and financial blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IMAGE CREDIT: Photo: John Vila Acosta
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