With the qualifications of the goalkeeper Hugo Franco and the diver Prisis Leydis Ruiz, Cuba increased the number of athletes ready to attend the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to 45, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
According to JIT, the figure was confirmed by the High Performance Directorate of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER) after they closed the qualifying processes designed for the disciplines of both athletes.
Franco secured his presence in the pre-Olympic event held in Antalya, Turkey, after defeating Iranian Faez Mohammadizardkhaneh 7-3 in the quarterfinal round of the competition, which granted four spots in the recurve archery category.
In a contest marked by 111 contenders from the initial stage, the current national champion of Cuba looked immense and ensured to bring this sport back to the context under the five rings after its absence in Tokyo 2020.
Likewise, World Aquatics concluded the qualification period, and Prisis celebrated its passage after being granted spots in the individual three-meter springboard event, due to its position in the universal ranking.
After several months of waiting, the Cuban achieved the goal thanks to her sixteenth place in the World Championship in Doha, Qatar, last February.
According to INDER's goals, Cuba aspires to win five gold medals and finish among the top 25 nations in the final standings of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The greatest responsibility of winning awards rests on 19 figures, including Greco-Roman wrestlers Mijaín López and Luis Orta, boxers Julio César La Cruz and Arlen López, and judoka Idalys Ortiz, not forgetting the skill of the shooter Leuris Pupo.
Three years ago in the Tokyo 2020 program, the largest of the Antilles concluded in fourteenth place in the standings, with a total of seven titles, three silver medals, and five bronze medals.
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