-DATE- 19910716 -YEAR- 1991 -DOCUMENT TYPE- -AUTHOR- -HEADLINE- Castro Presents Flag to Pan-Am Games Delegation -PLACE- CARIBBEAN / Cuba -SOURCE- Havana Tele Rebelde and Cuba Vision Networks -REPORT NO.- FBIS-LAT-91-136 -REPORT DATE- 19910716 -HEADER- ********************* Report Type: Daily Report AFS Number: FL1607010891 Report Number: FBIS-LAT-91-136 Report Date: 16 Jul 91 Report Series: Daily Report Start Page: 8 Report Division: CARIBBEAN End Page: 8 Report Subdivision: Cuba AG File Flag: Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Language: Spanish Document Date: 16 Jul 91 Report Volume: Tuesday Vol VI No 136 Dissemination: City/Source of Document: Havana Tele Rebelde and Cuba Vision Networks Report Name: Latin America Headline: Castro Presents Flag to Pan-Am Games Delegation Subheadline: Addresses Delegation Source Line: FL1607010891 Havana Tele Rebelde and Cuba Vision Networks in Spanish 0000 GMT 16 Jul 91 Subslug: [Report on ceremony where President Fidel Castro presents flag to delegation representing Cuba at the Pan-American Games during ceremony held at Havana's Palace of the Revolution on 15 July-recorded] -TEXT- FULL TEXT OF ARTICLE: 1. [Report on ceremony where President Fidel Castro presents flag to delegation representing Cuba at the Pan-American Games during ceremony held at Havana's Palace of the Revolution on 15 July-recorded] 2. [Excerpt] [Passage omitted] [Castro] For the first time, the people will not have to follow sports events over radio or television alone. They will now be able to attend many of them. Naturally, since there is not enough room for everyone in the stadiums where the competitions are going to be held, many will have to watch them over television and listen to them on the radio, but from here. I believe there will be more transmissions than ever, more hours of television and radio transmissions than ever. In addition, our press will be there. 3. As I had said before, our country had wanted for a long time to not only host an event such as this one, but our country had hoped to have a velodrome. We have waited for over 30 years to acquire a velodrome. We wanted an Olympic stadium. We have waited for over 30 years to get one. We had wished to have a pool complex. We have waited for it for over 30 years. Finally, we have them. They are excellent installations. According to what some visitors have told us, they could be used for the Olympic Games. 4. I have the privilege of seeing the baseball team here in front of me. We have seen them playing here and there [United States] in these past few days. I also expect each of you, each male and female athlete, to achieve a brilliant performance, being aware that you are defending the prestige of our sports and the honor of our fatherland. Even more, I say that during these difficult times, you will be an example of the courage and valor of our people. You will be the example and will show that we are truly a hard-working and invincible country. 5. I am going to end here so I can keep my word. Socialism or death! Fatherland or death! We will win! [crowd joins in slogan] [applause] -END-