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Cuban boy's sporting dreams on hold amid surgery backlog

Ten-year-old Juan Jose Guilarte races around a park in Havana as delays in medical care threaten to stall his athletic ambitions.

Published Apr 29, 2026, 9:58 PM EDT | WFMZZ

Juan Jose Guilarte, 10, spends his days racing around a park in Havana. His hopes of pursuing sports are currently on hold as a growing backlog of surgeries limits timely medical care.