Cubans Claim Bronze Medals in Pan American Children and Youth Basque Pelota Tournament

Seven bronze medals and a third-place finish by country, trailing only host Mexico and Argentina, were the tally for the Cuban team that competed in the II Pan American Children and Youth Basque Pelota Cup in the 30-meter fronton, held in Puebla.

Emerging as the standout figure of the Antillean delegation was Alejandro Rojas, who captured three of the medals, distributed across an equal number of disciplines.

He reached the podium in individual rubber paddle, Youth A category; individual frontenis, in that same division; and men's Youth A doubles frontenis, alongside Thiago García Maruri.

In the Youth A category itself, Emely Pla achieved two laurels among the women's frontenis events: singles and doubles, teaming with Amy González.

The remaining awards came from Yoandy Peña, who repeated his performance from the previous edition in individual rubber paddle, Children's C category, and Esteban Martínez, in Youth B individual frontenis.

Cuba thus reaffirmed its status among the continental powers in these age categories, one year after the first edition of this tournament, in which it also reached the third step in the country standings.

This time, the event brought together competitors from 14 nations, and the island also contributed the presence of referee Ana Carla Cardentey, who delivered a satisfactory performance, as reported to JIT by national commissioner Lázaro Mendoza.