AREQUIPA, Peru – Cuba’s debut at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games was marked by the performance of Lisbeth Rodríguez (K44) in the 47 kg division of parataekwondo.
A report from the sports environment Hit The Cuban lost 11-21 to Afghan Zakia Khudadadi, from the refugee team.
Next, Leydis Posada (ST) competed in the contest individual recurve bow competition. After 12 rounds of six shots, the athlete had 462 points, which placed her in 23rd place in the standings.
Her opponent in the knockout round will be Turkey’s Yagmur Sengul, who finished tenth with 579 points, her best tally of the season.
“This was the debut for both of them in events under the three agit-mechanics, with much merit for the para-archer who, after just over a year of practicing such a complex discipline, has already managed to participate in the Paralympic Games,” the note says.
On Friday, Cuba’s participation increased with performances by Mitchell Suárez (K44) in the 70 kg of taekwondo, Alexander Reina (SH1) and Di Ángelo Lóriga (SH1) in the P1 classification of the 10-meter air pistol in para-shooting, and Raciel González (T47) in the 100-meter para-athletics.
The history of the Paralympics dates back to 1948. That year, German neurologist Ludwig Guttmann organised a series of sporting competitions for war veterans who were paraplegic or wheelchair-bound, at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in north-west London.
The event was organized to coincide with the Olympics from London in 1948, the first after World War II.
The Paralympic movement was born from this initiative. The first Paralympic Games as such were organised in Rome in 1960, with 400 athletes from 23 countries.
