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martes, 2 de diciembre de 2014

Champions return to the Motherland

Coinciding with the celebrations for the 58th anniversary of the landing of the Granma, the top leadership of the country received, on behalf of the people, the last group of athletes participating in Veracruz 2014

The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, received in the early hours of Monday night in the capital's Terminal 5 José Martí International Airport, the last group of athletes, coaches, referees , medical staff, officials or executives of Inder who participated in the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games, Veracruz 2014.At the foot of the aircraft steps Army General, by the Politburo member Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers and José Ramón Fernández, head of the Cuban Olympic Committee, they were offered a warm welcome and exchanged several medalists of free and Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, volleyball, rowing, among other disciplines.

Coinciding with the celebrations for the 58th anniversary of the Granma landing at Las Coloradas, the top leadership of the country which also spoke with Cuban television presenters credited on games-athletes received on behalf of the people, which enjoyed everyday skills late into the night.

The flagship of the Cuban delegation, multichampion and Central medalist Mijaín López said on behalf of athletes, joy at being back in the homeland, "the fulfillment of our medal dignity". He also thanked the people for doing all those moments of intense emotion possible and confirmed to be in Cuba, "our revolution is the cutest pride that may have an athlete."

Meanwhile Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, said in his speech that "often the story is presented through symbols, and is very symbolic, in a very special way, when we are on the eve of a the anniversary of the landing of the Granma and the constitution of our undefeated and glorious Revolutionary Armed Forces, you arrive at the victorious country and worthy ".

"Our people he received with affection, respect and admiration" he added, also stressed that this victory in the Central American and Caribbean Games, our country again reaches the highest peak of Olympus in the region and "demonstrates that the Cuban sports movement, in the development, fully updated, is having a new batch, a new generation of athletes who have assumed the historical legacy of our sports movement in the Revolution. "

These young people, said Diaz-Canel, "and are also writing their own history, and are ready also to give new victories to Patria, the Revolution and our socialism".

"We're not going to dazzle with the -resaltó- victory immediately let's start making analysis of the experiences that bring us these Central American Games and immediately we will begin preparing for commitments and future challenges and in particular for Pan American Games next year in Toronto. "

"It champions Welcome to the Motherland" he said.

Also participated in this official welcome the Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Fernando González Llort, vice president of the Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, along with other leaders.

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