It dates: 10/5/2008
Author: AIN
The Cuban judo woman team finished this Sunday in the fifth place of VII World cup for teams, with stage in the Tokyo Budokan, of the Japanese capital.
The brief information offered to the AIN by the teacher Ronaldo Veitía points out that in the preliminary round they conquered China, but later they lost in semifinals with France and before Germany in the discussion of the medal of bronze.
If we bear in mind the renewal and youth of the selection of the Island, the result can be considered to be good, since they overcame the Chinese, current Olympian champions of Beijing, and fell down opposite to two big cadres, fundamentally French.
Although in the tournaments for teams one competes in seven divisions, Veitía was provided with Saily Lantaron and Dayaris Mestre (48), Yanet Bermoy and Susel Mustelier (52), Maricé Díaz (57), Yaritza Abel (63), Polite Onyx and Laliema Antomachín ((70), Yalennis Castillo (78) and Idalis Ortiz and Heidy Abreu (+78).
The big absent ones for Cuba were Anaisis Hernández (70), subholder in Beijing, and Yurisleidys Lupetey (57), the first one for being in phase of recovery of an operation, and the second one for the decision to reserve it for future commitments.
Other one that also was surprised in Tokyo was veteran Driulis González (63), who went on to the retirement of the active sport after the summer appointment of Beijing.
Between the targets of the technical group in the world cup there was extending the historical medal table (3-2-0).
Also he looked for the necessary fogueo for the principal figures of the Olympian cycle of 2009-2012, therefore now Lantarón, Díaz and Abreu will move to Thailand to compete from 23 to next 25 in the juvenile world cup.
