A fish, two bottles of soda, a bottle of rum and other gifts went into the hands of the Cuban boxer. Julius Caesar the Cross, After calling “Homeland or Death” at the Tokyo Olympics held this summer, where he won the gold medal.
The gifts were given to the boxer in the Industrial Fishing Company of the municipality of Santa Creu de Sud (EPISUR), As reported by the official press in a report which highlighted that the Olympic holder also received crafts as gifts.
“On the occasion of his visit to EPISUR, Olympic two-time champion Julius Caesar the Cross received several gifts, including gifts made by the hands of creative women,” describes the Camagüey television report.
In the images, you can see the moment when they give the athlete a whole fish, two bottles of soda and a third of rum.
The Cross, a native of Camaguey, won the title in Tokyo after defeating Russian world champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, In the heavyweight division.
Called “The Shadow,” he attended the Olympics as captain of the Cuban boxing team. With the gold in the Japanese capital, he became two-time Olympic champion, having also won the games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Before discussing the title in Tokyo, La Cruz faced his former teammate, the Spanish nationalized Cuban Emmanuel Reis, who competed for the European country. “Homeland and Life not, Homeland or Death, we will win,” La Creu said in an interview after defeating Reyes, in response to statements from the latter. The words of the camagüeyano intensified a great controversy, however, they were well received by the Havana regime.
Even Governor Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated the boxer on a phone call for his phrase. “In addition to winning today, this patriotic attitude was a gift to this people,” Diaz-Canel told him.
In mid-month, images of a “prize” to a young boxer arriving on the island went viral after winning gold in a Pan American qualifying event held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The young man sat behind a table where he was they could appreciate personal cleaning items, oil, detergents, soft drinks and meats. Judoka Idalys Ortiz, Olympic champion and silver medalist in Tokyo 2020, received a similar compliment from residents and authorities in the town of Godínez, in the municipality of Candelaria, Artemisa provinces.
Some athletes like the Cuban gymnast Manrique Larduet Bicet, They did not hide their indignation at the images and the commotion they caused. “Hopefully one day the government will review these attentions, Cuban athletes can no longer be the riot of the world,” Larduet wrote.