The heptalonist Yorgelis Rodríguez caused the Cuban delegation to drop out due to injury to the XVIII World Athletics Championship, based in Eugene, United States, from next 15 to 24.
Bronze medalist in the event of the indoor world of Birmingham 2018, in recent days Rodríguez presented discomfort in one of his knees during training with fences.
Taking into account the opinion of the athlete and her coach, the criteria of the doctors and the evaluation of the technical commission, it was decided to cancel her participation in the event.
This Tuesday the Cuban team travels to the United States, now made up of 15 athletes, as well as coaches and managers.
Yaimé Pérez (disc release), winner of the title in the previous universal edition of Doha 2019, and triple jumper Lázaro Martínez, monarch of the indoor world in Belgrade, Serbia, last March, lead the list of the Caribbean nation.
Also included are Liadagmis Povea and Leyanis Pérez, both triple jumpers, Roxana Gómez, four-hundred-year-old, Olympic finalist in Tokyo 2020, Rose Mary Almanza, 800 meter dash (m/p) and Maikel Masó (long jump), bronze medalist in the Japanese capital.
The list is completed by the high jumper Luis Enrique Zayas, the sprinter Shainer Reginfo, in the 100 and 200 m/p, the triple jumpers Andy Echavarría and Davileidys Velazco, the short hurdler Greisy Robles, the discus throwers Silinda Morales and Mario Díaz, and the javelin thrower Yiselena Ballart.
Three years ago in Doha, Qatar, Cuba finished in 12th place in the medal table, tied with Bahrain and Sweden, with one medal from each color.
