The promising volleyball player José Gómez left the Cuban delegation that participated in these days in the Final Six tournament held in the Canadian city of Edmonton.

He CubanSp1ke digital site cited “sources close to the page” to report that the 19 year old assistant He left the team in the middle of the event, after the match against Puerto Rico.

Moreover, during this clash, Gómez scored 18 points.

CubanSp1ke further stated that the athlete with this competition he closed his time in the youth categoriesafter recovering from an injury that slowed his athletic development.

“His name did not appear on the first list of entrepreneurs made public by the Cuban Federation,” recalls the site, “which suggests that this could be one of the many reasons that led him to make his decision. in addition to having family living in North America“.

Originally from Sancti Spíritus, Gómez had joined the national under-19, under-21 and under-23 teams. It should be noted that he distinguished himself as best forward receiver of the U-21 and U-23 Pan American Cups organized this year,

The phenomenon of “desertions” – as the official discourse calls this type of event – ​​is the daily bread of Cuban sport. Not to go too far, it was only a few days ago four baseball players They took advantage of a stopover in Mexico to leave the group which was returning to the island after participating in the Women’s World Cup.

At the time, journalist Francys Romero assured that With these four escapes, he reached 44 this is the number of Cuban athletes who, during the year 2023, abandoned international competitions or escaped during their contracts.