Occupation
Athlete
Family
Partner Elaine Rojas
Spoken languages
Spanish
Coach
Esnaldo Soto
Sporting relatives
His partner Elaine Rojas has represented Cuba in rhythmic gymnastics, winning a bronze medal in the group competition at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Sep 2019; Facebook profile, 07 Jun 2019)
Injuries
He suffered an injury to his right bicep tendon that restricted his performances to only two apparatuses at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. He was still recovering from the injury in late 2020. (intlgymnast.com, 01 Oct 2020)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age five.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (trabajadores.cu, 28 Mar 2019)
Trainings
Speaking in October 2020 he said he had been training domestically in Havana, Cuba, due to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost a full year. "I am still in quarantine, and I keep exercising here at home so as not to lose my shape and to keep my mental state well. With respect to the time I have been out of the gym [for competitions], I have almost reached a year."
Hero / Idol
Dutch artistic gymnast Epke Jan Zonderland. (trabajadores.cu, 28 Mar 2019)
Awards
In 2017 he was named among the 10 Most Outstanding Athletes of the Year of the province of Santiago de Cuba in Cuba. (sierramaestra.cu, 21 Dec 2017)
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