Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

IPC code	CUB
NPC	Comité Paralimpico Cubano
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors	21 in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Omara Durand Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Cuba are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	0	1	1
Athletics	6	3	9
Judo	0	1	1
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Shooting	2	1	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	1	0	1
Taekwondo	1	2	3
Total	12	9	21

Archery

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leydis Lazara Posada Cañizares	Women's individual recurve	456	23	Sengul (TUR)

Athletics

Cuban track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yamel Luis Vives Suares	Men's 100 m T44
Raciel Gonzalez Isidora	Men's 100 m T47	10.74	2 Q	10.93	6=
Omara Durand	Women's 100 m T12
	Women's 200 m T12
	Women's 400 m T12

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes	Men's long jump T47
Ulicer Aguilera Cruz	Men's javelin throw F13
Ever René Castro Martinez	Men's javelin throw F41
Guillermo Varona Gonzalez	Men's javelin throw F46
Hechavarria Ferrer Felipa Isis	Women's long jump T47
Noraivis de las Heras Chibas	Women's shot put F64

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sheyla Hernandez Estupinian	Women's +70 kg J2

Powerlifting

Athlete	Event	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	Result (kg)	Rank
Pablo Ramirez Barrientos	Men's 54 kg

Shooting

Cuba entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez	P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1
Alexander Reyna Jerez	P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria	P2 –Women's 10 m air pistol SH1

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria	P3 – 25 m pistol SH1
di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez	P4 – 50 m pistol SH1
Alexander Reyna Jerez	P4 – 50 m pistol SH1

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yosjaniel Hernandez Velez	Men's 50 m freestyle S7
	Men's 400 m freestyle S7
	Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7
Lorenzo Perez Escalona	Men's 100 m freestyle S6
Lorenzo Perez Escalona	Men's 400 m freestyle S6

Table tennis

Cuba secure one single spot for the Paralympic games. Yunier Fernández qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of his gold medal results, in men's class 1, through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yunier Fernández	Men's individual C1

Taekwondo

Cuba entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Michel Suárez Walker (men's under 70 kg), Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero (women's under 47 kg) and Lidia Montes de Oca (women's above 65 kg) qualified for the games, each by winning the gold medal, in their respective classes, at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, marking the nation's debut ai these sports.^[4]

Athlete	Event	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Michel Suárez Walker	Men's −70 kg	Boli (CIV)
Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero	Women's −47 kg	Khudadadi (RPT) L 11–21	Did not advance
Lidia Montes de Oca	Women's +65 kg	Rašić (SRB)

References

^ "Cubans Durand and Yankiel win gold at 2023 World Parathletics Cup". Cuban News Agency. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Six in a Row as Tahl Leibovitz Extends Incredible Run of Success". International Table Tennis Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Clasificatorios Olímpico, Paralímpico y Dominican Open se realizaron con éxito" [Olympic, Paralympic and Dominican Open qualifiers were successfully held] (in Spanish). Pan American Taekwondo Union. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.