A pair of bronze medals—courtesy of diving and men's indoor volleyball—made up Cuba's entire medal tally yesterday, Thursday, during the seventh day of competition at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, which will run through August 8 in Santo Domingo.

At the Juan Pablo Duarte Aquatic Center, the pair formed by Anisley García, alias "La Tuti," and Prisis L. Ruiz came very close to adding a silver medal to their achievements, ultimately finishing with bronze in the synchronized three-meter springboard event. Mexico and Colombia took the top two spots, respectively.

Meanwhile, the men's national volleyball team swept Mexico 3–0 to secure a spot on the podium, somewhat making up for a disappointing performance in the semifinals, where they unexpectedly lost to Colombia in five sets.

Other notable results for the island nation's delegation included the beach volleyball teams advancing to the semifinals in both divisions. Eblis Veranes and Damián Gómez (men) along with Kaylin Garrido and Maikelín Driks (women) will seek their spot in the gold medal match this Friday—the former playing against Puerto Rico and the latter against Mexico.

Additionally, Cuban representatives stood out on Thursday in group stage play: the women's field hockey team defeated Bermuda 9–0, men's handball beat Guatemala 36–20, and men's soccer topped Costa Rica 1–0. Conversely, women's softball dropped a closely contested consolation round game to Venezuela 0–2, ending their tournament run in sixth place.

For this Friday, Cuba's focus will be on the opening rounds of baseball and freestyle wrestling—the latter featuring six athletes—as well as diving finals and beach volleyball semifinals, among other highlights.