By Alex Fernandez Fernandez
A week ago, we here featured the arrival of 2016 Olympic champion Ismael Borrero’s family in Miami in full swing. The decision by the leader of the wrestling world to abandon the Cuban delegation in Mexico will make headlines in the Cuban and international press.
Borrero took advantage of the 2022 Acapulco Pan American Wrestling Championships last May and decided not to return to the island.
The fatigue of the Cuban sports movement, based on the island, affects almost any sport and the most diverse athletic manifestations. Karate players, baseball players, jumpers.
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However, if we take into account that of the six crowns won by Cuba in the summer edition of Tokyo in 2021, two came from fighting, the fight becomes more worrying. Mijan Lopez (for the fourth time in a row) and Luis Horta.
According to today Facebook profile of Daniel Gomez, an activist, trainer and global connoisseur of the phenomenon, has seen many high-speeds come to America in one way or another in the past two weeks. 2018 World Champion Yovlis Bohn; Rainier PerezMedalist in international competitions and Livan Lopez, with notable results at the international level.
If we describe the most important people who have been one of the greatest hopes of the Cuban sports system, including sports that have left the country in recent years, they stand out among others: World champion and Olympic medalist Yaimé Pérez. of the album, or the aforementioned Ismail Poreiro.
Collaboration The case of Andy Cruz. The boxer was arrested a few months ago in Cuba for trying to leave the country illegally. The confederation of departments decided to remove him from the organization.
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Desperation opened the way for Cuban athletes looking for other avenues. A better future where they can make their decisions with more freedom.
