Cuba aspires to discuss the second place among countries in the coming Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023, where it will arrive with 504 athletes in 36 sports.
To achieve the result, it must be measured against Colombia, both nations with forecasts of reaching between 70 and 80 gold medals, he explained this Thursday in tnational television Ariel Saínz Rodríguez, vice president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder).
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“This indicates that, behind Mexico, Cuba and Colombia would contend for second place,” said the manager.
He added that Cuba continues to be the country with the most titles in the historical medal table of the Games, although “this is not going to be the occasion in which we have that possibility.”
According to Rodríguez, the country focuses on the efficiency of the titles with truly measurable alternatives, in “a difficult period for the Cuban economy, for the State in the efforts to support the demanding processes of sports preparation.”
combat sports and chess
The strongest sports for Cuba would be those of combat, such as boxing, judo, taekwondo, wrestling and fencing. Athletics and canoeing are added to them.
Chess will be the novelty this time, with the participation of four athletes who could contribute a significant number of medals.
Baseball has a preselection with participants in the National Series and some players hired in Caribbean leagues. After the experience in the World Classic, athletes who have been in MLB circuits will be incorporated, added Saínz Rodríguez.
“In the analyzes carried out, we have seen that in some sports the competitive level in the Central American and Caribbean Games will be higher than the Pan American Games. Baseball is one of them,” he stated.
2023 imposed unprecedented competitive challenges on the Cuban sports movement, since the Central American and Caribbean, Pan American and Parapan American games coincide, as well as the qualifying processes for those events and for the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris 2024, said Saínz Rodríguez.
These games They will take place from June 23 to July 8 at venues in San Salvador and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, sub-venue for seven sports.
