Ciego de Ávila.-Jorge Martínez Wilson (81 kilograms), the best judoka in this province of all time, multi-laureate in national and international events, heads the list of Ciegonians who will participate in the national championship of that sport, which will be held on 1st. to next April 10, in the Matanzas city of Cárdenas.
Martínez Wilson (ten-time medalist in national competitions: five gold, three silver and two bronze medals) told this editor, via Facebook, that he is in excellent condition to increase the loot, even with a golden medal that, achieve it, it would be the sixth in this type of event.
“I have trained hard and I am going with everything to a difficult competition because in the provinces there are also quality figures,” he wrote.
“Physically and mentally I feel good, focused on what I want: to win the gold medal”, commented the Graduate in Physical Culture.
Ciego de Ávila competes with a very young squad with little experience, affirmed Noel Díaz Pedroso, judo commissioner in the province, in Martínez Wilson.
of the 1st. On the 5th, first, the competition in the female sex will take place and then, between the 6th and 10th, the men will dispute the titles in the different divisions, confirmed the president of the Judo Federation, Rafael Manso.
Among the Cubans currently training in France are Iván Silva (90 kg), Andy Granda (over 100 kg), Orlando Polanco (66 kg), Julio Delgado (60 kg), Yasel Baeza (81 kg), Héctor San Román ( 73 kg), Idelannis Gómez (70 kg), Thalía Nariño (over 78 kg), Aleanny Carbonell (48 kg), Melissa Hurtado (52 kg), Arnaes Odelín (57 kg), Maylín del Toro (63 kg); the Olympic and world multi-medallist Idalis Ortiz, of more than 78 kilograms (kg); Kaliema Antomarchi (78kg); Magdiel Estrada (73 kg) and Liester Cardona (100 kg).
Cuban judokas recently participated in the Grand Slams in Paris and Tel Aviv, Israel, and are currently training in Paris with a view to the Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey, on the 1st. to April 3. The main representatives of the Island will not participate in the national championship, since they return to Cuba on the 5th and must, at least, have a week of isolation as part of the protocols for COVID-19.
