This Monday the predictions were fulfilled when Suslaidy Girat went further than anyone else in the long jump event, and Cuba can now boast of its first gold medal in the 25th Deaflympic Games of Tokyo 2025.
The Santiago native stretched to 6.11 meters on the board in her second attempt to be out of reach for the rest of her rivals, review the sports portal Hit.
Suslaidy Girat, nine times gold in Deaflympic events
The jumper and sprinter from Santiago added her 13th medal in these contests. #CubanSport #WithLoveForCuba https://t.co/5Uf5y8ehlG pic.twitter.com/ZXgrAOk913— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) November 24, 2025
A first jump of 5.98 meters would have been enough for her to climb to the top of the podium, since this time behind were Dziyana Barzukova (5.79), from the neutral team, and the Ukrainian Yuliia Matviievska (5.73), who beat her in the triple jump test.
However, the representative of the island always sought to improve her records and proof of this was her sequence, which had its lowest point at 4.35 meters on her fourth incursion.
At 37 years of age, Suslaidy is confirmed as the athlete with the most medals in events for people with disabilities, having accumulated 13 awards since her debut in the 2009 Taiwan event.
Her record now includes nine titles, only two less than those won by former star sprinter Omara Durand in five Paralympic Games. With the subtitle achieved in this fight, he reached three silver medals and also has a bronze medal.
During the same day, the discus thrower Héctor Daniel Pérez finished in fifth place with a maximum throw of 47.42 meters, while the women’s 4×100 meter relay entered the finish line in seventh place with a time of 51.39 seconds.
In addition, Eva Mairelis Martínez placed 14th in the 5000 meters, taking her personal best to 19:20.41 minutes.
Cuba wins twenty medals in the Pan American Games for the Deaf
At this time, the representation of the island appears with three medals in its locker, since Suslaidy’s is joined by the bronze medal contributed by judoka Yadira Ramos in the 63 kilogram division.
The calendar of this Sordolimpiada has two competitive dates left and the Cuban delegation only has the possibility of continuing to add medals in cycling, specifically in the shot track modality.
This means that the overall result will be below what was achieved in the previous version, held in the Brazilian city of Caixa do Soul, when the number of titles reached three, all on Suslaidy’s account.
