MADRID, Spain.- On the sixth day of competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, several Cuban athletes, both those competing under the Cuban flag and those competing for other nations, will be in action in different disciplines.
Two fights in the 92 kg category stand out on this day. The boxer Emmanuel Reyesnicknamed “The Prophet” and a naturalized Spaniard, faces Belgian Victor Schelstraete at 6:08 am (Cuban time). While Loren Berto Alfonso, who represents Azerbaijan, faces Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay at 11:54 am.
For the Cuban delegation, Erislandy Álvarez will step into the ring today in the 63 kg category to face Thai Bunjong Sinsiri. So far, of the five boxers representing the Island, two have already been eliminated: Saidel Horta and Julio César La Cruz. Hortaone of the title contenders in the 57 kg category, was eliminated in the round of 16 on Wednesday, in a fight against Kyrgyz Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu. The double Olympic champion Julio César La Cruz He lost his fight on Sunday against Loren Berto Alfonso, so with his first appearance at the Olympic event, the Cuban sports authorities saw one of their few hopes of climbing to the top of the podium vanish.
In beach volleyball, the Cuban duo of Noslen Díaz and Jorge Luis Alayo, already qualified for the round of 16, is playing its last match of the preliminary phase against Morocco. On Tuesday, July 30, the duo had achieved an important victory. victory over Brazilians George Soto and André Loyola. With a score of 2-0 (21-13 and 21-18) in just 37 minutes, the Cubans secured their passage to the round of 16. Díaz and Alayo They debuted on July 27th against Americans Milas Partain and Andrew Benesh, whom they also beat 2-0. Their next match will be on August 1 against Moroccans Mohammed Abicha and Zouheir Elgraoui.
Also this Thursday Lisbeth HernandezCuba’s representative in the 50-meter three-position rifle event, will seek a better performance than the one he achieved in the 10-meter air rifle event, where he finished 36th on July 28, a result that did not allow him to qualify for the final.
The young volleyball player Melissa Vargasa naturalized Turk, was the only Cuban to compete in the day, up to the time of writing this note. Vargas was the protagonist in the match between Turkey and the Dominican Republic in a game corresponding to Group C. The Turkish team, which occupies fourth place in the world rankings, clearly beat the Dominicans by 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-15).
The key figure of the match was precisely Melissa, with 31 points scored and demonstrating once again why she is considered one of the best volleyball players in the world.
The Dominican Republic, which has a difficult time qualifying for the next phase, will face the Netherlands on August 3, while Turkey will face Italy on August 4.
Melissa Vargas made her debut at these Games last Monday in the match against the Netherlands, where the Turks also won in five sets (19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22 and 15-13), with the Cuban also as the scorer.
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