The outstanding Cuban volleyball player Raiza Mirelda Ofarril has died.

Raiza Mirelda Ofarril, a member of the prestigious Cuban volleyball team known as «The spectacular brunettes of the Caribbean», died at the age of 51, officials from the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder) said today.

Through Twitter, the president of that institution, Osvaldo Vento Montiller, lamented the death of the athlete, whom he described as an iconic figure of Cuban volleyball.

In his message, the executive highlighted Raiza Mirelda’s trajectory as a member of the golden generation of the Morenas del Caribe, a team with which she was a two-time Olympic and world champion.

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«From Inder we share the pain of family and friends,» added Vento Montiller.

Raiza Mirelda Ofarril Bolaños (1972-2023), glory of revolutionary sport, was also a professor at the Manuel Fajardo University of Physical Culture and Sport Sciences.