Havana, May 21 (ACN) -- Cuban judoka Maylín del Toro will debut this Tuesday in the continuation of the individual tournament of the World Championship in Ubu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, seeking to inaugurate the Cuban medal table, after three failed attempts.

    The Cubans Jonathan Charón, in the 60 kilograms (kg), lost in his second fight, Idelannis Carbonell (52 kg) and Orlando Polanco (66 kg), in the first, a performance that Maylín (63 kg) will try to overcome and continue on his way to the prize discussion.

    According to the International Federation site www.ijf.org, this Tuesday she will open against the Brazilian Katleyn Quadros, a serious rival.

    Julio Alderete and Yordanis Arencibia, head coaches of the men's and women's national teams, in that order, also have the services of Iván Silva (90 kg), Andy Granda (+100 kg) and Idalis Ortiz (+78 kg) , their main trump cards in search of medals and points for the world ranking (RM) of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

    On Wednesday Silva will take to the tatami and on Thursday, on the closing day of the individual tournament, Granda and Idalis will do so, in a world championship that has the participation of 658 judokas - 349 men and 309 women - from 107 countries.

    Silva was bye in the first round and will wait for the winner of the fight between the Argentine Mariano Coto and the Georgian Giorgi Jabniashvili, as will Granda, who will face Bubacar Mane, from Guinea Bisáo, while Idalis will meet the German Samira Bouizgarne .

    Granda is the best placed in the RM for the Parisian multi-sport event, as he occupies fifth place in his division, followed by Silva (eighth), Idalis (20) and Maylín (23), all in the classification zone for the multi-sport event Parisian, but the last for the continental quota.

    Charón and Polanco appear further away, both in 42nd place, and Adelannis (59).

    Polanco could get the continental quota – one per nation – if Maylín manages to be included in the list through the RM that defines the list for the competition under the five rings, from July 26 to August 11.

    The mixed team tournament is scheduled for Friday, with events at 73, 90 and more than 90 kg for men and 57, 70 and more than 70 kg for women, and the absence of Cuba so far.

    The organizers have so far announced 161 judokas -81 men and 80 women- from 15 countries.