Cuba’s delegation to Pan Am Games Santiago 2023 receives flag

Cuba’s delegation to the Pan Am Games Santiago 2023 receives flag

As it happened before for the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, also held this year, the Olympic and World Olympic and World Cup multiple medalists Idalis Ortiz (judo) and Julio César La Cruz (boxing) were the ones chosen to receive the national flag.

Cuba’s delegation to the Pan Am Games Santiago 2023 receives flag

Canoeist Yarisleydis Cirilo, triple jumper Leyanis Perez and boxers Lazaro Alvarez and Arlen Lopez escorted the flag bearers of the Cuban delegation; while Daniela Darriba, member of the Basque pelota team, read the oath of the 365 athletes who will represent Cuba in 35 disciplines in Chile.

Cuba’s delegation to the Pan Am Games Santiago 2023 receives flag

Jorge Luis Broche Lorenzo, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party, gave the main speech of the ceremony, praising merits and commitment of the Cuban sports movement ahead of the competitive challenge represented by this edition of the Games, the first to be held after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel

On the othre hand, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Monday congratulated the Cuban team that won the title at the 5th Caribbean Baseball Cup, which concluded in Puerto Rico.

In a message on his account on the social network X, the president said, “Cuban baseball wins the Caribbean Cup for the first time. Congratulations to our Caribbean champions.”

The Cuban team defeated Curaçao in the final game on Sunday with a score of 3-1, and remained undefeated during the tournament. / PL.