Juan Miguel Echevarría wants to jump for Cuba again

Cuban athletics authorities welcomed on Monday the desire expressed by the Olympic long jump runner-up Juan Miguel Echevarría to compete again for the Island.

"Just as we respect his decision to try new paths, we applaud his willingness to return to our national team," said the vice president of the Cuban Athletics Federation, María Caridad Colón.

"We know his capacity for dedication, and we know that with good concentration he can regain his best form, motivated by the desire to achieve the mark for the coming Olympic Games," explained the javelin queen at the event under the five rings of Moscow 1980.

"Given the lack of elements that disqualify him, his case would be added to the current reintegration policy for Cuban sport," said national commissioner Rolando Charroo, who considered the position of the Tokyo 2020 silver medalist to be positive.

"We are also satisfied that he projects his work alongside that glory of Cuba that is Iván Pedroso, and we will support from within our reach any step linked to his presence in Paris 2024," said the manager about the message published by Juan Miguel on the internet. social Facebook.

«I have fulfilled the dream of joining the great Iván Pedroso's team. This would not be possible without all the work done by my previous coaches to whom I owe being here. Thank you for the journey together.

And from today we will work for more dreams, the first to achieve the required mark for the #Paris2024 Olympic Games, with the desire to compete and continue giving triumphs to #Cuba," the text states.

Also tanned (outdoor) and title holder (indoor track) at world championships, the 25-year-old athlete shows a personal record of 8.68 meters.