Mayabeque, Cuba: Mayabeque athletics exceeded expectations in the Cuba Cup of this sport at the Pan-American Stadium in Havana, obtaining a meritorious eighth step by provinces and improving two places compared to the previous edition, a result that constitutes its best historical performance in that traditional fair.
The contest is considered the national championship of our country, since it is attended by the main athletes of each specialty and the most notable youths of both sexes, who constitute the main quarry from which the elite pre-selection is nourished.
According to the report of colleague José Alberto Portela, with eleven athletes our province won four gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal; In addition, two of our representatives were part of the mixed quartets of 4 per hundred meters, which in both sexes were awarded the gold medals.
The harvest of our delegation was started by Francisco Rodney Estévez, from Bejucal, who won the ten thousand meter dash with a personal record of 31 minutes 20 seconds. Rodney continues to give signs of being ready for greater endeavors, as his results demand it.
Greisy Robles Acevedo, from Batabanó, Dacsy A. Brisón, from Güines and Yaritza de la Caridad Martínez Valera, from Jaruco, all members of the National Preselection, also climbed to the top of the podium.
Greisy clocked 13.6 seconds to dominate the 100m hurdles, his career best. Dacsy rose to a height of 1 meter 80 centimeters in the high jump and Yaritza sent the hammer to the distance of 64 meters 99 centimeters. The subtitle went to the neck of Andy Hernández Pedroso, (Güines), who exceeded the bar at five meters 20 centimeters in the pole vault.
The bronze medal was in the forecasts to be awarded to discus thrower Mélany del Pilar Matheus, from San José de las Lajas, with a record of 55.59 meters, only preceded by the favorites Yaimé Pérez, Olympic and world medalist, and Silinda Morales, holder of the Pan American Youth Games in Cali, Colombia.
Two other athletes of Mayabeque also ventured into the disc, Alejandra de la Caridad Mesa from San José, and Harinelys Echenique, from Güines, placed fourth and seventh respectively. In the double heptometer, York Lázaro Suárez from San José de las Lajas took sixth place.
This sprinter and Greisy Robles were part of the mixed teams of the four hundred meters relay made up of athletes from various provinces, winners of the gold medals; In addition to enriching their individual awards, both contributed fractions of the points corresponding to the medal.
The MSc. Julio Heredia Durrutí, provincial commissioner of the king of sports, expressed satisfaction with the results of our athletes, who with their performances made it possible for Mayabeque to become the province that achieved the highest rate of effectiveness compared to the previous appointment.
“Even athletes who did not get on the podium contributed points to the team and improved their personal records, among them the youthful Miguel Ángel Jorrín, who, at the age of 17 in his debut among conventional athletes, improved remarkably in five thousand meters…. Despite the difficulties and limitations, our sport has the potential to continue advancing “… he highlighted.
