{"id":17138,"date":"2026-08-11T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=17138"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:44:47","slug":"guantanamo-celebrates-its-champions-returning-from-the-central-american-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/guantanamo-celebrates-its-champions-returning-from-the-central-american-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Guant\u00e1namo Celebrates Its Champions Returning from the Central American Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1108-gua-atletas2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1108-gua-atletas2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1108-gua-atletas2-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Guantanamo.- The historic Mariana Grajales Coello Revolution Square served as the vibrant backdrop for Guant\u00e1namo\u2019s warm reception of its athletes who proudly represented both the province and Cuba at the recently concluded XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. The event was officially presided over by Yoel P\u00e9rez Garc\u00eda, First Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Guant\u00e1namo\u2019s delegation comprised 21 athletes, two coaches, and one official, competing across ten sports disciplines. Their outstanding performance culminated in securing 12 Central American and Caribbean titles, along with a haul of 15 gold and 7 silver medals. Had Guant\u00e1namo competed as an independent nation, it would have ranked ninth in the overall medal standings.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, standout gold medalists such as Anisleidis Ochoa, affectionately known as \u201cLa Polaca\u201d in athletics, and beach volleyball star Eblis Veranes, reflected on their unforgettable experience, emphasizing the honor of representing Cuba on such a prestigious stage.<\/p>\n<p>Rolando Carlo Charr\u00f3, National Athletics Commissioner, praised the exceptional achievements, especially given the challenging circumstances faced by Cuban sports this year.<\/p>\n<p>The province\u2019s top Party leader underscored this success, declaring: \u201cYou were sporting heroes in the centennial year of our Commander-in-Chief. Cuban athletes embodied the spirit of the &#8216;Cerro Pelado&#8217; of our time,\u201d referencing the historic determination of Cuban competitors who overcame obstacles to participate in the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guantanamo.- The historic Mariana Grajales Coello Revolution Square served as the vibrant backdrop for Guant\u00e1namo\u2019s warm reception of its athletes who proudly represented both the province and Cuba at the recently concluded XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. The event was officially presided over by Yoel P\u00e9rez Garc\u00eda, First Secretary of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guantanamo","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17140,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17138\/revisions\/17140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}