Cuba Begins Competitions in Toronto Pan American Games

With the game of Cuba and US water polo teams, Cuba starts Wednesday  its performance in the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

The Cuban team will try to make a good performance against one of the favorite teams to vie for the title in the Atos Markham Pan Am/Parapan Am Centre of Toronto.

A day later, the men’s squad of the island will face Argentina and Saturday, Ecuador on group one. That same day, the female team will face Mexico.

Veteran Ernesto Cisneros, 41, will participate for the fourth time as regular player in this continental competition since Winnipeg-1999 (Canada),except for Santo Domingo Pan American Games-2003, an event that was not attended by the Cuban water polo team.

Since the first edition of the Games in Buenos Aires-1951, Cuban male squad has accumulated a gold, five silver and two bronze medals. While the ladies have won a medal of each color since their debut in Winnipeg-1999.