Cardona, Curbelo and Charón leave Cuba's judo team in Florida

Lianet Cardona, Dayanara Curbelo and Jonathan Charón left the Cuban delegation in the United States after competing at the Pan American Open in Florida. A person close to the national judo squad placed the departure of all three after they completed their participation in the tournament. They left following a competition in which Cuba won medals. Among the known individual results was the gold medal earned by Charón.

Alain Fernández, a Cuban judo coach working in the United States, reported that Cardona and Curbelo had left the team that competed in Florida. The joint departure of all three was attributed to a person close to the national squad. The athletes were between 21 and 22 years old and belonged to Cuba's team in their respective divisions. Reports identified all three by name and connected them with the delegation at the U.S. tournament.

Charón won the gold medal in the 60-kilogram category. His result was among the sporting achievements associated with Cuba's participation in Florida, where Cardona and Curbelo also competed. The three left after the event ended, according to the person close to the national team. Fernández's information referred specifically to Cardona and Curbelo, while the report on all three athletes also included Charón.

The judokas were expected to compete the following weekend at the Pan American Open in Montreal. The Canadian event was their next scheduled tournament after the Florida competition. Their departure from the delegation became known before that date. The calendar had placed them among the athletes due to continue on the Pan American circuit, although reports did not explain what would happen to their participation in Montreal.

Shortly before the departures became known, Cuba's official discourse had highlighted the judo results from the weekend's competitions and the value assigned to those achievements. The episode therefore brought together two events close in time: recognition of the sporting performance and the departure of three young members of the national team. Cardona, Curbelo and Charón had competed in Florida and were scheduled for another Pan American appearance in Canada.