Mi reporte de Actifict: diciembre 5 2022

luismas79 (38)in Actifit • 2 years ago

The vice president of the Inder, Ariel Sainz, and the president of the Cuban Boxing Federation and national commissioner, Alberto Puig de la Barca, announced this Monday at a press conference the approval of women's boxing in Cuba.

To this end, he announced a plan with two stages: the first, conceived as a guide to reach the Central Americans and the Caribbean “with a team with a minimum of preparation to obtain medals, even if it is in a short time,” and a second, scheduled from the Central Americans to the Olympic Games.

According to the national commissioner, the Cuban boxing directorate has conceived a selection of 12 women. "The priority has been combat sports athletes, because they have a similar physical preparation. What they would need is an intensive of the technical-tactical elements of boxing.

As for the training program, there are no differences in the rules from men, but the means of protection change. "Mouth, breast and genital protectors, headboards and gloves are already guaranteed for women. In the case of gloves they should be heavier to cushion the blows.

According to the national commissioner, in January 2023 he will open the discipline in sports combines so that every woman who wishes to practice boxing legally.
Priority attention will be given to them there.

Cuba is a benchmark of international boxing. It would be counterproductive not to incorporate our women with the steps that the IBA has taken. Of the 202 affiliated countries, women's boxing is practiced in 186.

It is not a question of surpassing the man but of being on a par. The opportunity to talk with many practitioners tells us that boxing does not take away femininity, aesthetics... Some are models, it helps them to empower themselves, to achieve greater self-esteem and self-confidence. We will continue to move forward so that there are coaches, referees and not only in boxing but in sport in general.
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