MIAMI, United States. – A total of 46 Cuban coaches from 11 different disciplines are participating in the Paris Olympic Games, but they are not part of the official delegation of the Island. According to the Cuban Sports Ministry, 46 Cuban coaches from 11 different disciplines are participating in the Paris Olympic Games, but they are not part of the official delegation of the Island. a report of Marti Newsrepresenting 28 countries.
According to that source, 44 Cuban coaches worked with athletes from 23 nations at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Boxing, in particular, is one of the sports in which the presence of Cuban coaches stands out the most. Among the 20 of them who are attending the Paris Olympic Games, there are figures such as Pedro Roque, who trains the Cuban-Azeri Loren Berto; and Joel Soler, who directs the “Bulgarian” Javier Ibáñez.
Pedro Diaz, another renowned Cuban trainer, is in the corner of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.
But Cuban influence is not limited to boxing. In swimming, Ismael Santiesteban is coaching the Aruban team. In fencing, Nelson Loyola and Guillermo Madrigal are working with the Belgian and U.S. teams, respectively. In wrestling, several Cuban coaches, including Nisdany Perez and Jorge Gonzalez, are lending their expertise to teams in Brazil and Ecuador.
Athletics also has outstanding Cuban coaches, such as Iván Pedroso, who trains the Spanish national team, and Yoandris Betanzos, who trains the Indian high jumpers. Other sports such as judo, cycling, volleyball and gymnastics also benefit from Cuban experience.
In contrast, Cuba’s official delegation to the Paris Olympics is the smallest since 1964, with just 62 representatives. Former athletes and coaches who did not receive adequate recognition in Cuba have found new paths and success in other nations.
Marti News He compiled a list of all the Cuban coaches who are not part of the island’s delegation in Paris:
Boxing
– Pedro Diaz (Algeria)
– Pedro Roque (Azerbaijan)
– Joel Soler (Bulgaria)
– Raul Fernandez (China)
– Julian Gonzalez (China)
– Rafael Iznaga (Colombia)
– Pedro Pablo Salgado (Ecuador)
– Raul Despaigne (Egypt)
– Ernesto Aroche (France)
– Esteban Cuellar (France)
– Luis Mariano Gonzalez (France)
– Humberto Horta (France)
– Dagoberto Rojas (Jordan)
– Juan Carlos Maestre (Morocco)
– Armando Hernandez (Dominican Republic)
– Pedro Granado (Serbia)
– Luis Bladimir (Tajikistan)
– Enrique Steiner (Uzbekistan)
– Julio Lee (Uzbekistan)
– Ismael Navarro (Venezuela)
Swimming
– Ismael Santiesteban (Aruba)
Fencing
– Nelson Loyola (Belgium)
– Guillermo Madrigal (USA)
Struggle
– Nisdany Perez (Brazil)
– Jorge Gonzalez (Ecuador)
– Cesar Ramon Carracedo (Ecuador)
– Eduardo Puentes (Ecuador)
– Humberto Torres (Guatemala)
– Arturo Yanes (Puerto Rico)
Diving
– Alexander Ferrer (Brazil)
– Nestor Almanza (Chile)
– Arturo Miranda (Spain)
Taekwondo
– Ramon Arias (Chile)
Athletics
– Frank Casañas (Colombia)
– Ramon Breton (Colombia)
– Nelson Gutierrez (Ecuador)
– Ivan Pedroso (Spain)
– Yoandris Betanzos (India)
– Alejandro Laberdesque (Mexico)
– Jorge Pichardo (Portugal)
– Yaseen Perez (Dominican Republic)
Judo
– Francisco Delgado (Guatemala)
– Jorge Luis Atencio (Mexico)
Cycling
– Enrique Caraballo (Mexico)
Volleyball
– Gil Ferrer (Netherlands)
Gym
– Carlos Gil (Panama)
