With a stage in the Parque Antonio Maceo in the capital, figures from the respective national pre-selections shared happiness with members of both organizations, to whom they showed their talent in improvised competitive areas.
In the case of the so-called science game, the FIDE masters Danilo Buela and Reinol Rafael Fernández, as well as the International Karla Fernández offered a simulcast for the attendees.
While Yoel Montero, professor at the Center for Chess Studies-ISLA, of the Cuban Sports University, confirmed to Prensa Latina that the university tournament (AJEDUNI 2022) will take place from April 10 to 16 with an international and face-to-face character.
The event, he said, will be held in the Hall of Ambassadors of the Habana Libre Hotel and announced that 30 national teams and two foreign teams, from Mexico and Colombia, respectively, will compete in the competition.
For his part, the president of the Cuban Weightlifting Federation, Jorge Luis Barcelán, said he was proud that athletes participate in these activities and encouraged the young people present to perform exercises systematically.
Likewise, the head coach, Félix Machín, commented on the work carried out during the recently completed preparation macrocycle and predicted that they will seek to take a good part of their athletes to the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile.
However, he warned that they will first have to obtain their places in the continental tournament to be held soon in Bogotá, Colombia.
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