HAVANA, Cuba, May 14 (ACN) The star sprinter Omara Durand, multi Paralympic and world champion, along with Raciel Gonzalez, are part of the Cuban delegation already present at the World Parathletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, to be held on May 17 to 25.
Durand, owner of 14 gold medals in universal competitions in the T12 category (profound visual impairment), arrived on Monday in that Japanese city accompanied by her guide Yuniol Kindelan, and the experienced coach Miriam Ferrer.
Both go to this event with the aim of successfully defending their titles in the 100, 200 and 400 meters (m).
Winner of eight gold medals in Paralympic Games, the Cuban paratriathlete had some physical problems in recent months, which caused her absence at the Grand Prix stops in Xalapa, Mexico,