Por Carlos Manuel Bernal López 
The young canoeists from Matanzas the tittle by collective in the Camilo Cienfuegos Cup, celebrated in the Paso Malo Channel, located in the spa of Varadero.
On their coffers made 354 units, unattainable to their more closed pursuers.
The encounter, characterized by the rivalry among the athletes, proved the aspiration of integrate in the future the nationals rows of Cuban rafting.
The competence welcomed to canoeists from Pinar de Rio, Havana, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Matanzas. By logistic questions and assurances thy were absent the selection of Sancti Spiritus, Camaguey and Isla de la Juventud.
Beside, to the ground from Matanzas arrived foreign representations with a representative team of the state of Mexico of Low California. The category of competences was 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16 years.
«We knows of the cup and its level, hence we frame in our program of training the participation on the same as preparation to the Nationals Games CONADE on July», precised Hector Depestre, Cuban trainer that prepare to the combining Aztec.
The Camilo Cienfuegos Cup showed the potential of the people from Matanzas in the rafting in the childhood category, scholar and young.
The territory constitute one of the most outstanding in the history of the sport in Cuba, by the actuation on Olympic Games and World Athletes as Leobaldo Pereira, Jose Aballi and Fernando Zamora. (ALH)
Translated by Casterman Medina de Leon