HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 26 (ACN) Canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo and Greco-Roman wrestler Luis Orta will be awarded today, in Havana, as Cuba’s best athletes in 2023, at a gala to be held at the Ciudad Deportiva coliseum.
That event will gather Cuban sports stars, among them Orta and Cirilo, gold medalists in the World Championships in wrestling and canoeing, respectively, as well as winners of the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile and other high-level tournaments.
Softball player Yilian Tornes and beach volleyball player Jorge Luis Alayo will also be recognized, but in collective disciplines.
Among the honorees will also be the 10 most outstanding athletes of this year, a list made up of Julio Cesar La Cruz (boxing), judoists Andy Granda and Idalys Ortiz (judo), Leyanis Perez and Lazaro Martinez (athletics), Oscar Pino and Gabriel Rosillo (wrestling), Leuris Pupo (shooting), Arlenis Sierra (cycling) and Jose Ramon Pelier (canoeing).
The gala will recognize wrestling and beach volleyball as the best individual and collective sport, in that order, and in a non-individual event, the mixe
