Yanelis Silva Zamora, multi National and Parapan American table tennis champion for people with disabilities, has assured that she is not thinking about retirement, because she is certain that in the future she will be able to achieve new victories both in Cuba and abroad.
The best player of non-conventional table tennis in Cuba could not attend the Paralympic Games in Tokyo-20, Japan, however, she maintains high optimism supported by Jorge Luis Vega Guerrero, coach and husband with more than a decade of experience in this work.
It is to be hoped that the return to the new normality will propitiate the full reincorporation of Silva Zamora to training, because the international competitive calendar has planned commitments in the months of November and December, although Cuba has not yet confirmed the participation.
The celebration of the Paralympic Games with the presence in the paratenis of artemiseño Yunier Fernandez, the only Cuban qualifier, excites the holguinera, provides energy to that boundless will that has always accompanied her.
"I don't think about retirement. I feel in full capacity, the rigor in training is a challenge that constantly stimulates discipline inside and outside the competition, I still aspire to represent Cuba in numerous competitions, including multiple Games," said the stellar player.
With an affable character, she has never underestimated her rivals, she assumes victories with humility and defeats motivate analysis, but never justifications, reasons that enrich her extensive sports career, praised by Cuban and foreign specialists, along with the fans of this sport.
Yanelis has won 40 gold medals in national championships and Olympics, during almost three decades of the 21st century she was the best player in America in her class three category, she has participated in the Parapan American and Paralympic Games, a record that accompanies her greatest treasure: simplicity from humility.
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