Cuban judokas to attend World Championship starting tomorrow

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 19 (acn) The ten Cuban judokas that will participate from next September 20 to 27 in the World Championship of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, are ready to face that tough contest, which will be attended by 800 athletes from 129 countries.

The Cuban men´s squad, coached by Julio Alderete, is made up by Osniel Solis (66 kg), Magdiel Estrada (73), Asley Gonzalez and Ivan Silva (both 90) and Andy Granda (+100).
While the women´s team includes Melissa Hurtado (48), Anaily Dorvigni (57), Maylin del Toro (63), Kaliema Antomarchi (78) and Idalis Ortiz (+78).
The latter, Olympic and universal medalist, and who appears 11th in the world ranking, leads the Cuban delegation, followed by Antomarchi (12), Silva (18), Solis (23), del Toro and Gonzalez (28), Estrada (41), Granda (48), Dorvigni (57) and Hurtado (110).