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Olympic champion heads Cuban team to Pan American judo tourney

Xinhua, April 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

The London 2012 Olympic champion Idalis Ortiz leads the Cuban team to participate in the judo Pan American championship in Edmonton, Canada on April 24-26, the national federation said here Thursday.

Besides of Ortiz (+78), Yalennis Castillo (78), twice world champion in Rio de Janeiro 2013 and Chelyabinsk 2014, the Olympic silver in Beijing 2008, will represent the Caribbean island in the Canadian meeting, which provides the tickets for the next Pan American Games in Toronto, from July 10-26.

The rest of the ladies team is comprised by Vanesa Godinez (44), Dayaris Mestre (48), Gretel Romero (52), Aliuska Ojeda (57), Olga Masferrer (63), Maylin del Toro (63), Onix Cortes (70) and Kaliema Antomarchin (78), under the command of the renowned coach Ronaldo Veitia.

Veitia complained on the absence of the Olympic and world medallist Yanet Bermoy (52), after being injured in her right elbow during the tournament last March in New York.

In men's squad, the London 2012 Olympic runner-up Asley Gonzalez (90) leads the men team, who recovered from a surgery in his right shoulder last October.

Justo Noda, coach of the men's selection remarked that Gonzalez is under training since January, with the logical limitations imposed by its operation.

Noda added that he decided to include Gonzalez, also world holder of Rio de Janeiro 2013 in the selection after watching his good evolution and acting on the tatamis.

The rest of the squad consisted of Roberto Almenares (60 kilos), Harold Torres (60), Osniel Solis (66), Carlos Tondique (66), Magdiel Estrada (73), Ivan Silva (81), Jose Armenteros (100) and Alex Mendoza (+100).

After the Pan American Games, the main commitment of Cuban Judo is the World Championship in Astana, Kazajstan, on August 24-30. Endi