Cuba will participate in the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo 2026, with a world-class Greco-Roman wrestling team. Of the six representatives in this discipline, five were victorious three years ago in San Salvador; furthermore, all have been Pan American champions, and three are World Championship medalists.

This team is led by Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalists Gabriel Rosillo (97 kg) and Luis Orta (67 kg)—the latter having also won Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021. Only Santiago native Yoennis Gómez (77 kg) will be making his debut in a senior-level tournament.

Given the caliber of the Cuban wrestlers, an outstanding performance could be expected from the Greco-Roman team in the Dominican capital; however, head coach José Mario Olivera prefers not to predict a specific outcome.

He also acknowledges that the bar is set high, considering they managed to dominate all six weight divisions three years ago.

"The preparation has not been good; we can say it has been poor, especially due to the issue of rest, which has affected us significantly," Olivera noted. "In this sport, training well and subsequently recovering is fundamental. We have had to reduce the workloads and conduct only one session per day, taking into account the situation we have faced."

"We have carried out practically all of our preparation here at the national school. We were only able to send Oscar Pino (130 kg) and Gabriel Rosillo (97 kg) abroad, and they had to travel without a coach," he added.