Cuban Olympic delegation to Paris 2024 arrives in homeland today

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 12 (ACN) The last group of the Cuban delegation that attended the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will arrive today in Havana, where the people will receive them with enthusiasm and joy.

They are expected to arrive in Havana after 7:00 p.m., and then move in a caravan to La Piragua, the official venue for the reception of the medalists in that summer event and other athletes, accompanied by the highest authorities of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder by its Spanish acronym).

Among those who will arrive in the homeland is the Greco-Roman wrestling legend Mijain Lopez, in the 130 kilograms (kg), winner of his fifth crown in these scenarios, to become the only athlete in history to have won gold in the same individual event in the five Olympic Games editions.

Also in the group is boxer Erislandy Alvarez (63.5 kg), who won the title in his division with a resounding victory in the final against Frenchman Sofian Oumiha.

Among the women, freestyle gladiators Yusneylis Guzman (50 kg), who with her silver medal became the first Cuban to reach the podium at the Olympic Games in wrestling, and her teammate Milaymis Marin (76 kg), bronze medalist.

In addition to these two, Yarisleidis Cirilo, bronze medalist in the 200-meter C1 canoeing.

As part of the reception, the population was urged to fill with Cuban flags and decorate the roads and streets where the caravan will pass.

Cuba was represented by 61 athletes in 16 sports and had the goal of placing among the top 20 in the medal standings by country, a goal that could not be achieved by placing 32nd among the more than 200 nations represented.

In Paris 2024, the Caribbean nation won two gold medals, one silver and six bronze, with wrestling (1-1-3) and boxing (1-0-1) standing out.