Cuando Mijaín López y Yaimé Pérez entraron al estadio olímpico de Tokio, la bandera cubana ondeaba hermosa sobre ellos. Ambos desfilaron al frente de una pequeña representación de atletas, los únicos permitidos en el Estadio Olímpico para evitar las aglomeraciones y los contagios. Sin embargo, con ellos caminó todo un país que otra vez alzó con una sola mano la enseña de tantas emociones.

  • TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 23: Flag bearers Yaime Perez and Mijain Lopez Nunez of Team Cuba during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
  • TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 23: Flag bearers Yaime Perez and Mijain Lopez Nunez of Team Cuba during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
  • TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 23: Flag bearers Yaime Perez and Mijain Lopez Nunez of Team Cuba during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
  • TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 23: Flag bearers Yaime Perez and Mijain Lopez Nunez of Team Cuba during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
  • TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 23: Flag bearers Yaime Perez and Mijain Lopez Nunez of Team Cuba during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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