HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 21 (acn) The Cuban women's and men's judo teams leave today for Canada to participate on April 24 to 26 in the continental tournament of Edmonton, qualifying for the Pan American Games to be held next July in the Canadian city of Toronto.
Professor Ronaldo Veitia will travel with 10 disciples, including his main figure Idalis Ortiz, London 2012 Olympic champion and world champion in Rio de Janeiro 2013 and Chelyabinsk 2014 in the division of more than 78 kilograms.
Meanwhile, the also coach Justo Noda will take nine of his pupils, with especial highlight for Asley Gonzalez (90 kilos), London 2012 Olympic runner up and king of the world in 2013 in the Brazilian city.
González will reappear in a tournament after more than a year without competing due to an injury on his right shoulder, but he successfully completed the recovery phases from surgery.
The women's squad also includes Onix Cortés (70), bronze of the planet in the Russian city, Yalennis Castillo (78), Olympic silver medalist in Beijing 2008 and owner of the bronze medal at the Grand Prix of Havana 2014, and Dayaris Mestre (48) and Aliuska Ojeda (57), silver and bronze medalists in the Cuban capital.
The other five chosen athletes are Vanesa Godinez (44), Gretel Romero (52), Olga Masferrer (63), Maylin del Toro (63) and Kaliema Antomarchin (78)
Noda will also feature José Armenteros (100), silver medalist of the world in Chelyabinsk, and Magdiel Estrada (73), who finished second in the Grand Prix of Havana.
The men's team is also made up by Roberto Almenares (60), Harold Torres (60), Osniel Solis (66), Carlos Tondique (66), Ivan Silva (81) and Alex Mendoza (+100).
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