The flags wave outside the venue, while the halls are filled with academic enthusiasm and athletic fervor. This is not just another meeting: it is the heart of Cuban sport beating alongside the world.

Osvaldo Vento Montiller, president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER), will open the sessions with the keynote speech “The Cuban Sports System: A Conquest of the Revolution,” as a tribute to the legacy of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, the driving force behind a sports model that has made the island a benchmark for talent, science, and humanity.

With China as a guest of honor, AFIDE 2025 brings together scientists, coaches, doctors, and professors to share experiences in artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, sports medicine, and physical education.

More than 160 international speakers from Mexico, Austria, Peru, Serbia, Spain, Hungary, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, and other countries have confirmed their participation in over 300 scientific papers that will be debated during the week.

Symposia and workshops on therapeutic physical culture, baseball, associated soccer, sports management, and performance psychology will be held in parallel to the Convention.

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