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VERACRUZ 2014
Cuban flag raised among those of
sister nations
Oscar Sánchez Serra
“It
always feels the same, you get goose bumps and your
chest tightens. It’s as if right now I were fighting
Zamora in the ring in Munich,” said Cuban sports
legend, Orlando Martínez, small in stature but large
in heart, a giant boxer.
Orlandito, as we know him, was talking about the
raising of Cuba’s flag at the Veracruz World Trade
Center, yesterday November 13, as he and the current
delegation of athletes entered the national
pavilion, full of pride and committed to doing their
best in the 22nd Central American and Caribbean
Games, set to begin Friday.
The ceremony was held inside, as a result of the 80
kph winds blowing outdoors, and presided by
Alejandro Palma Fragoso, the Mexican federal
government’s representative, with Antonio Becali
Garrido, president of Cuba’s Institute of Sports,
Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), and María
Luisa Fernández, Cuban consul general in Mexico, in
attendance. |
