French commune will send sports equipment to Cuba

 HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (ACN) The National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba (INDER) will receive a shipment of weight-training equipment donated by the French commune of Tremblay-en-France to support the preparation of Cuban athletes.

The initiative, launched two years ago by Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) association, is intended to help the island's athletes to train with a view to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and include a previous stay in France for the benefit of a better preparation.

CubaCoop president Víctor Fernández reasserted the solidarity and commitment of Tremblay-en-France, one of the first of the twenty cities that joined the project.