Seven cuban wrestlers to freestyle World Championships
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- 09 / 05 / 2007
Cuba is sending a team of seven wrestlers to the World Freestyle Wrestling Championship which run from Sept. 17 to 23 in the Azerbaijan capital Baku, hoping all will win a place in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, local media said on Tuesday.
The team will be the same as the one Cuba sent to the 15th Pan American Games in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where Cuba won five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal, head coach Filberto Delgado told Cuban media.
Cuba's Rio golds came from Yandro Quintana in the 60kg category, Geandry Grazon in 66kg, Ivan Fundora in 74kg, Michel Batista in 96kg and Alexis Rodriguez in 120 kg. Andy Moreno won silver in the 55kg category and Roilandy Zuniga won bronze in the 84kg category.
Delgado said he had medals hopes for Quintana, Garzon, Rodriguez, and Batista, who won bronze in the 2007 Guanzhou World Championships.
The team's main goal was to qualify for Beijing. Top eight in each category will do so. While there are also qualification chances in the United States and Europe, "we want to qualify now", he said.
Cuba is also sending seven wrestlers to the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships, also in Baku, namely Yasniel Hernandez at 55kg, Roberto Monzon at 60kg, Mailin Consuegra at 66kg, Odelis Herrero at 74 kg, Yunior Estrada at 84 kg, Yovany Lima at 96 kg and Mijail Lopex at 120kg. Lopez won the gold medal in the discipline in Rio.
Source: Xinhua
The team will be the same as the one Cuba sent to the 15th Pan American Games in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where Cuba won five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal, head coach Filberto Delgado told Cuban media.
Cuba's Rio golds came from Yandro Quintana in the 60kg category, Geandry Grazon in 66kg, Ivan Fundora in 74kg, Michel Batista in 96kg and Alexis Rodriguez in 120 kg. Andy Moreno won silver in the 55kg category and Roilandy Zuniga won bronze in the 84kg category.
Delgado said he had medals hopes for Quintana, Garzon, Rodriguez, and Batista, who won bronze in the 2007 Guanzhou World Championships.
The team's main goal was to qualify for Beijing. Top eight in each category will do so. While there are also qualification chances in the United States and Europe, "we want to qualify now", he said.
Cuba is also sending seven wrestlers to the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships, also in Baku, namely Yasniel Hernandez at 55kg, Roberto Monzon at 60kg, Mailin Consuegra at 66kg, Odelis Herrero at 74 kg, Yunior Estrada at 84 kg, Yovany Lima at 96 kg and Mijail Lopex at 120kg. Lopez won the gold medal in the discipline in Rio.
Source: Xinhua
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