The flagship facility of the UCCFD Manuel Fajardo is once again the venue for a high-level event. On this occasion, coordinated by the Combat Sports Department of our center, and the Provincial Judo Commission, the 1st Category Provincial Team Tournament is held.
16 teams participate in the event. A total of 96 athletes settle actions. Among them there are competitors from the EIDE Mártires de Barbados, members of the national pre-selection, from the Provincial Academy of Havana, guests from other provinces and municipal athletes. The event has been divided into three rounds, the first organized by the all vs all system and the rest by direct elimination.
According to Dr.C Lester Frías Febles, coordinator of the event from the university, the tournament is governed by the Regulations of the International Federation of this sport. It boasts the presence of world-class figures such as Magdiel Estrada Cala, two-time Pan American champion, and sports glories such as Yurisleidy Lupetey Cobas, eleventh-time Olympian and world champion, Óscar René Brayson Vidal, Olympic bronze, world silver and two-time Pan American champion, and Jorge Fiz Castro, world bronze and two-time Pan American champion, among others.
Yosbany Pérez Hernández, Main Coordinator of the event, informed our communication department that at the beginning of the tournament, tribute was paid to Milagro Hernández Hernández, founder of Cuban women’s judo and the first Cuban international referee of this sport, who died in 2021.
The Sports University continues to contribute to the training of new generations of athletes. We continue with our sights set on the 50th Anniversary, to continue growing.
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