CAMAGÜEY.-The flame has already been lit in the cauldron of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games and despite the strange circumstances the world is experiencing the heat of its biggest sports festival.
Tournaments such as softball and soccer had started since last Thursday, whose long calendar forced them to "steal the start", but since this morning the general boom became official.
While in our province those of boxing coach Robinson Poll and his disciples Julio César La Cruz and Dainier Peró were declared Olympic House, in the Japanese capital they try to get used to their new rooms.
Peró (+91 kilograms of weight), for example, tries not to throw himself on the bed as he could do at home, because the Japanese used recycled cardboard to make them: “They are not as fragile as they seem. The Olympic Village is really majestic, everything is very organized and has beautiful views ”, he told us on Messenger from the 17th floor of the headquarters.
The giant of the Domadores de Cuba commented with Adelante that “the schedules are strictly adhered to. We train at eight in the morning and at four in the afternoon with excellent conditions. Here everything is controlled by technology. They do PCR on us daily and take our temperature through cameras, they are very serious with hygienic measures. We are in strange conditions, but we remain relaxed and focused on our goals. "
His partner, Captain La Cruz, is in charge of raising the spirits and unity of the boxing team. On the way to training, he turns on his horn and breaks the silence with I say Cuba, by Alexander Abreu and Havana D ’Primera.
“We put the finishing touches to the preparation and everyone feels very good, ready to achieve the medals that the people expect. I have adapted to the new weight (91 kilograms) and I am going to go up to the ring to do the boxing that characterizes me, although we have prepared tactical plans for each rival that may face ”, he wrote us.
The images of apparent loneliness and confinement published by the accredited international media contrast with the spirit of the athletes from Camagüey. Some of those who made up the last group to arrive in Tokyo, such as the jumper Davisleydi Velazco, were desperate to enter the bubble to experience the sensation of being under five rings for the first time.
The contradictions between the organizing committee, the government and the Japanese people for the relevance o
not to celebrate the games, it is also perceived in the streets of that capital, in which, according to some colleagues, there is no propaganda about the appointment.
Probably this endeavor will not leave economic gains in the land of the rising sun and the locals reluctantly celebrate the success of their competitors, but in Cuba already the early mornings are not so silent and will soon explode with the party of the finals and the notes of the National Anthem.
Translated by Linet Acuña Quilez
