Cuban Sports University Debates Fidel Castro’s Thought

The event, organized by the Institute’s Marxism Chair, highlighted the pedagogical vision of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, as well as his close relationship with sports.

One of the papers addressed two important issues in the development of physical exercise in Cuba: the massiveness of sports and the participation of the family in the training of high-performance athletes.

The audience spent some time listening to anecdotes, such as when Fidel visited the academic center accompanied by other leaders to practice sports, mostly basketball.

For her part, chess player Vivian Ramon, Cuba’s first Grand Master, recalled Fidel’s congratulations when she reached the norm in 1998, and pointed out his constant interest in the athletes’ condition and training.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Hector Noa, the rector of the university, who emphasized, ‘For us, it is very important to share the experiences of the professors who in some way had experiences with Fidel, as well as with those who study his work.’

‘The main goal is to accumulate all this knowledge and transmit it to the students we train at our university and to the community in general’, he added.

This event aims to convene students for later editions to carry out research on Fidel’s contributions to the athletes’ education and the Cuban sports movement.