Olympic Cuba, leadership from the ring

Havana.- IS LEFT OVER There is little time left before the cauldron is lit and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin on July 26.

Cuba, attacked from various angles – including sport – by the brutal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, has confirmed its intention to place itself among the top 20 countries in the final ranking.

A brief “x-ray” of the Island’s performance in the rich history of these fights reflects the conquest of 235 medals, distributed in 84 gold, 69 silver and 82 bronze, with a highlight for boxing (41-19-18 ), its aptly named Flagship.

Several Cuban boxers have won two or more titles in competitions under the five rings, led by Teófilo Stevenson (LTU) and Félix Savón (GTM), who won three.

Among others, five-time world champion Julio César La Cruz (CMG) and Arlen López (GTM) appear with two crowns. They will now seek to match the feats of “Teo” and Savón, previously achieved only by the Hungarian Laszlo Papp.

Behind boxing, there is a friendly tie in obtaining titles between athletics and wrestling (11). But the representatives of the King of Sports, with a greater number of events, exhibit more medals (45), with a balance of 11-14-20. Between tacklesimbalances and back passes have been conquered 27 (11-6-10).

By the way, on the mattress of fights that is installed in the French capital, a historic event could take place if Mijaín López (Greco-Roman style) manages to win his fifth crown, while his teammate Luis Alberto Orta will try to win for the second time.

In total there are 11 sports in which Cubans have had their anthem heard during competitions of this type: judo (6), fencing (4), baseball (3), volleyball (3) and weightlifting (2) like the others that They succeeded more than once.

HIT offers a list of sports that have won medals for Cuba in the Olympic Games: