Cuba Secures 152 Slots in Guadalajara Games

Havana, Dec 17. -Cuba has secured 152 slots in 12 sports at the 16th Pan-American Games of Guadalajara 2011, to be held October 14-30, Radio Rebelde radio station reported on Thursday.

Teams from Cuba that will be competing in those games include baseball, and the women's teams in field hockey, water polo, and softball.

As for individual sports, Cuba has competitors in canoeing (15), fencing (18), jai alai (16), artistic gymnastics (8), rhythmic gymnastics (8), and springboard diving (1).

The list also includes eight wrestlers, four pentathlon athletes, 6 archers, and 2 sailboaters.

The number of Cuban athletes to compete in Guadalajara is expected to increase from March on, when the majority of the qualifying tournaments will be disputed.

Cuba hopes to participate in 26 of the 36 sports included in the program, and to maintain the second place it won on the medals table of the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At the time, the Cuban delegation won 59 gold medals, 35 silver, and 41 bronze, surpassed only by the United States (97-88-52).(Prensa Latina)