The Cuban women's volleyball national team will debut next Sunday, August 2, at 4:00 p.m., against Puerto Rico in the opening actions of the women's tournament at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026.

On that same Sunday schedule at the Ricardo Arias Volleyball Palace—which seats three thousand five hundred spectators—Mexico will play in the opening match against Trinidad and Tobago (2:00 p.m.), Colombia will face Venezuela (6:00 p.m.), and the Dominican Republic will compete against Costa Rica (8:00 p.m.).

A total of eight women's national teams will compete for the gold medal in this discipline, which is among the most anticipated events on the program of the world's oldest regional multi-sport competition.

Group A of the tournament consists of Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, and Venezuela, while Group B includes Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica.

The host nation, Dominican Republic, a six-time defending champion, will seek to earn a historic seventh consecutive gold medal before its home crowd at these Central American and Caribbean Games, following its sixth consecutive title at San Salvador 2023, where Puerto Rico claimed the silver medal and Cuba took the bronze.

Cuba and the Dominican Republic share the historic record of eight titles each in these regional games, while Mexico holds third place on the list with three championships.

The Cuban roster features players Yanileydis Sánchez Vinent, Evilania Martínez Luis, Claudia Basilia Tarin Alarcón, Laura Beatriz Suárez Hernández, Dayana Martínez Hernández, Diaris De La Caridad Pérez Ramos, Gretell Elena Moreno Borrero, Brenda Mia Ferrer Nold, Whitney James Marín, Yalain Regla de la Peña González, Dezirett de La Caridad Madan Rosalez, and Jessica Aguilera Carbajal.