Cuba, one of the pivotal countries of table tennis in America, “took the torch” in the recovery of this sport after the Covid-19 pandemic, Dominican Juan Vila, president of the Pan American Confederation of that country, told ACN. discipline.
Havana, March 7 (ACN) Cuba, one of the pivotal countries of table tennis in America, “took the torch” in the recovery of this sport after the Covid-19 pandemic, Dominican Juan Vila told ACN , president of the Pan-American Confederation of that discipline.
Cuba won the venue for the 62nd edition of the Caribbean Championship in a contest, which should have been in 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic, the federation said in an interview at Pabexpo, which hosts the event of eight Antillean countries from March 3 until tomorrow. .
It has been very difficult to recover the rhythm of sport in the region after the situation that has decimated the world, however, Cuba shows its leadership, said the former tennis player, one of the most outstanding athletes in the history of the Dominican Republic.
This is the first event in the Americas after the pandemic, we thank Cuba for the extraordinary setting, it has put this sport on another level, it will be a challenge for the next editions of such an important event, emphasized the leader of the also known as ITTF Americas (for the acronym in English of the International Table Tennis Federation).
I am very happy, the basic elements, such as transportation and food are perfect. We feel very good, and the main thing is that the athletes do too, Vila commented.
The best in this championship will access the Pan-American next October in Chile, where the World Cup classifications will also be disputed, this caused the main players from the Caribbean to come to Havana to look for their places, which raises the competitive level, he valued.
The largest of the Antilles won the first two gold medals in dispute in the Caribbean Championship, those of the team tournament between women and men, in addition, the Cubans have taken an overwhelming step in the individual and doubles modality.
