Luis Enrique Zayas’ attendance at the Brno High Jump Grand Prix, in the Czech Republic, scheduled for February 26, will be the next moment for Cubans involved in the winter athletics season.
The head coach of the national team, Daniel Osorio, confirmed the presence of the Lima 2019 Pan-American champion at the Czech event, where he will try to access the 2.34 meters that will ensure direct passage to the World Championship indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade (March 13-15), culmination of the indoor track campaign.
Zayas already has 2.30 meters as the maximum record of the year and that should guarantee classification for the world competition, because those who achieve the minimum required will not reach 16 and the rest will be filled by ranking.
On March 2, the triple jumper Lázaro Martínez will be shown again, with his recent mark of 17.21 meters becoming the fifth Cuban insured for Belgrade. will be at the rally indoor in Madrid, one of the gold category meetings on the calendar.
His only previous appearance was in Lievin, France, on February 17, and he dominated without any complications. The brand went on to lead the ranking of the season, until this weekend the Cuban Jordan Díaz -nationalized Spanish- specified 17.27 and is the new leader.
On March 5, the pole vaulter Yarisley Silva is expected to compete in Rouen, France, and a day later the triple jumpers Leyanis Pérez and Liadagmis Povea will be in Paris.
The long jumper Maikel Massó will compete in Belgrade on March 7, an event that must also be attended by one of his teammates, Maikel Vidal or Lester Lescay.
On March 7, the official marking period for the Belgrade world contest closes and the insured by each country can then be confirmed, either with a direct mark or by places in the ranking.
