The Olympic and world judo champion Idalis Ortiz, Cuban flag bearer, as well as the beginning of athletics, will star this Monday in Cuba’s performance at the XIX Pan American Games, in Santiago, Chile.
In addition to Idalis in more than 78 kilograms (kg), Lianet Cardona (78 kg), Iván Silva (90 kg), Liester Cardona (100 kg), Andy Granda and Omar Cruz (more than 100 kg) will fight.
The legion of athletics will be represented today by decathletes Yan Carlos Hernández and Josmi Sánchez in the 100 meter (m) race, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 m race.
Runners Yoandy Lescay and Leonardo Castillo (400 m) and Shainer Reginfo, Reinaldo Espinosa, Yunisleidys García and Yarima García (100 m) and Anisleidys Ochoa (10 thousand m) will also participate.
Lescay and Castillo will join Yoao Ylias, Lisneidys Veitía and Rose Mary Almanza in the 4×400 m mixed relay.
Silinda Morales, Melany Matheus, Jorge Fernández and Mario Díaz (discus throw) and Hayla González (long jump) will compete in the field.
The always exciting water polo will begin and the women’s team will debut in the morning against Mexico and the men’s team in the afternoon against Argentina.
On the first day of fencing, swordsmen Dariel Carrión and Yordan Ferrer will compete.
The mixed doubles of Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca will continue in table tennis, where the individual modality will begin, with the actions of Fonseca, Campos, Lizdainet Rodríguez, Estela Crespo, Andy Pereira and Adrián Pérez.
Against Mexico, the powerful men’s indoor volleyball team will debut, while Dennier and Lisbetzy Rojo will participate in the sails, in a day where the women’s field hockey team will compete with the Chilean team.
