Havana, May 25 (RHC).- The three main figures of Cuban athletics in the combined events will compete on Saturday and Sunday at the Gotzis Meeting (Austria), with the gold category of the World Athletics Championships (WA).

Considered one of the most prestigious appointments dedicated to decathlon and heptathlon, Hypo Gotzis-2023 will see the participation of Cubans Adriana Rodríguez, Pan American champion of Lima-2019, Marys Patterson and Yancarlos Hernández.

The three have already been in Europe since last Monday with award-winning coach Gabino Arzola.

In the 48th edition of Gotzis, 29 men (decathlon) and 29 women (heptathlon) will participate.

The announced workforce is luxurious, with no less than 19 men with a personal score of more than 8,000 points, including the Olympic champion of Tokyo-2020, the Canadian Damien Warner (9,018 points).

Among women, according to the specialized Facebook portal Decamérica, 23 have more than 6,000 points, including the Doha-2019 world champion, Katarina Johnson Thompson (6,981), and the American Anna Hall (6,836).

The three Cubans are young rising stars and will be looking to improve their personal bests and score points in the world rankings in Austria.

Adriana (23) holds a personal mark of 6,313 points, obtained in Havana in 2019, while Patterson (21) reached her highest record last March, also in Havana (6,113).

Yan Carlos (22) exhibits as his most striking record the one he achieved last March during a confrontation at the Pan American stadium in Havana (7820).

Patterson and Yan Carlos were crowned champions in their specialties at the ALBA Games in Venezuela (April), and, like Adriana, they only competed in individual events at the recent Copa Cuba – Cuban national championship –.

Adriana shone in the long jump with a record 6.74m, although with a wind of +2.7, and sent the shot up to 13.13m, Patterson dominated the high jump with 1 .80, and Yan Carlos sent the disc up to 41.11 m.

For Adriana, this will be her third appearance at Gotzis, the multi-event mecca, having appeared in 2018 and 2021 with great results, while Patterson and Yan Carlos will make their fighting debuts.