The men’s foil and women’s épée achieved Cuba’s classification for the Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, thanks to their performances in the regional sports contest, also held in the capital of The Savior.
Both teams finished in fifth place in the contest and secured for Cuban fencing the quota of the three weapons in both sexes (six in total) for the oldest multi-sport event on the planet, scheduled from June 23 to July 8 of the year to come, according to office from the agency Latin Press (PL).
complete classification of the #fencing for #SanSalvador2023
This Sunday the foil squads for men and sword for girls were added. #fencinghttps://t.co/XxvPeoIZW3 pic.twitter.com/afrDTmsFnJ— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) August 8, 2022
At the Palacio de los Deportes Carlos “El Famoso” Hernández in the Salvadoran capital, the foil team was formed by Daimel Cantero, Daniel Carrión, Carol Rivero and Lekian David Valdés. This specialty also gave tickets to Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama and the locals, while the Dominican Republic was left without options, the text specifies.
The Cuban sword formation was made up of Jiselle Franco, Yania Gavilán, Taila Martínez and Yunaisi Montero, who will be accompanied in the San Salvador 2023 fight by the Aztecs, Costa Ricans, Dominicans, Panamanians, Venezuelans, Colombians and the hosts, while the Puerto Ricans and Guatemalans will watch the games from home, limits the media.
According to PL, Cuba won gold medals and bronze with saber fencers Hansel Julián Rodríguez and Narianna Portuondo, respectively, and a silver medal with the men’s épée team.
The Antillean delegation had 18 athletes and six coaches at the recently concluded Central American and Caribbean Fencing Championship in San Salvador 2022, and met the goal of reaching all the places in the competition, according to the news agency.
