Havana/In the names of the canoeists Lismary Bombino Rasúa, Madelén Heredia Domínguez and Anthony Lamadrid Cabrera, who they eloped in CanadaJulio Suárez Hidalgo, Carlos Abreu Herrera, Yisnoli López, Javier Requeiro Gil, Gabriela González Cruz and Daylen Rodríguez have been added. According to the specialized medium Deporcuba“nine of the twelve members of the delegation” that traveled to Montreal to participate in the III Sprint Canoe World Cup and the subsequent Pan American Championship “decided not to return” to the Island.
“This episode should become a trigger to analyze the causes that lead so many athletes to make decisions of this magnitude,” highlighted the same medium. “It must be assumed that the preparation for the Central American Games has been deeply conditioned by the complex economic and social reality that the country is going through,” he added.
Given the escapes of athletes, Deporcuba warns that “Cuban sport has been one of the nation’s greatest prides” and to “preserve that legacy requires changes, real and accurate solutions, better conditions for those who represent the Island and an honest reflection on the challenges that high performance faces today.”
The official media have only highlighted Cuba’s performance after finishing in 17th place in the medal table.
The flight of athletes, ten days before the start of the Central American and Caribbean Games, which will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from July 24 to August 8, Cuba, represents “an unprecedented event for this discipline.”
“The loss of nine members leaves Cuban canoeing with a seriously depleted staff and will force the federation to evaluate replacements with little time,” he said. journalist Raúl Rodríguez on their social networks.
There is no official position regarding the group that was due to return to the Island this Wednesday. In addition to the world champion and Olympic medalist Yarisleidis Cirilo, José Ramón Pelier Córdoba and Geduar González, they decided to remain in the delegation.
The official media have only highlighted Cuba’s performance after finishing in 17th place in the medal table of an event in which 23 countries participated. The Island “secured two places for Lima 2027 in C1 and C1-1000 meters, fulfilling one of its main objectives in Montreal and maintaining expectations of expanding the harvest in the coming days,” he published.
