Cuban volleyball player Elimay Santa Miranda flees to Canada

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I gave the news Specialized siteCubanSp1ke. The comment on the same social media sites read: “We respect your decision and wish you good luck in this new adventure.” But the same media have indicated that it is very “difficult” for liberos (receivers), the position in which Santa Miranda plays, to obtain contracts abroad.

according to Radio HavanaThe Cuban Volleyball Federation (FCV) has 51 contracts with 14 clubs abroad for players, 21 of which are for women. Among the agreements, the agreements concluded between Dezirett Madam and Ailama Cesé with teams from the Italian League stand out. The important thing is that this international connection will benefit the sporting growth of Cubans, said manager Osvaldo Martinez.

The volleyball player was the most outstanding player in the team and during the Pan American Cup held in Santo Domingo she was chosen as the best libero.

The volleyball player was the most outstanding player on the team, and during the Pan-American Norseca Cup finals held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was chosen as the best libero.

Santa Miranda's departure comes a month after the National Volleyball Committee dismissed coach Nicolas Vives Covigny at the request of the players themselves, according to the official press. These changes also included the dismissal of women's national team coach Tomás Fernández Arteaga.

The arrival of Levis Garcia to the technical management of the Cuban team does not seem to convince Elimay Santa Miranda, whose absence was noted in the last match of the tournament in Quebec against Canada and failed to contribute any points to the scoreboard for the island team. .

Santa Miranda participated in the 2019 World Under-20 Championships held in Mexico, and was also part of the Central American and Caribbean Games team in San Salvador.

The women's volleyball team currently ranks 24th in the world rankings for this sport, which is in crisis. His most recent achievements are the three gold medals he won in a row in Sydney (2000), Atlanta (1996) and Barcelona (1992).

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