Olympic medalists Maren, Azcuy and Milian among stars for Cuba at the 1999 Concord Cup to be held at the Concord Pavillion in Concord, Calif., May 28-30 
   Past Olympic medalists Juan Maren, Filiberto Azcuy and Hector Milian are among the star wrestlers from Cuba who will compete at the 1999 Concord Cup at the Concord Pavillion in Concord, Calif., May 28-30.    
 In addition to Cuba, the 1999 Concord Cup will feature teams from Japan, France, Venezuela, Hungary, Belarus and four teams from the United States.   
 Maren was the 1996 Olympic silver medalist, placed fifth in the 1998 World Championships, sixth in the 1997 World Championships and was the 1998 Pan American Championships Champion. He will compete at 138.75 pounds for Cuba.   
 Azcuy was the 1996 Olympic Champion and was third in the 1995 World Championships. He was the 1993-94 and 1996 Pan American Championships titlist and 1995 Pan American Games champion. He will wrestle at 167.5 pounds.   
 Milian was the 1992 Olympic Champion and 1991 World Champion. He was second in the 1995 World Championships and seventh in the 1998 World Championships. He will complete the lineup for Cuba at 286 pounds.   
 Others expected to compete for Cuba include: Lazaro Rivas at 119 pounds, Roberto Monzon at 127.75 pounds, Luibal Colas at 152 pounds, Luis Mendez at 187.25 pounds and Reynaldo Pena at 213.75 pounds.   
 Rivas was the 1998 Pan American Championships champion and was fifth in the 1996 Olympics. Monzon placed second in the 1998 Pan American Championships and was the 1994 Junior World Champion. Colas placed seventh in the 1996 Olympics and was the 1998 Pan American Championships Champion. Mendez was the 1997 and 1998 Pan American Championships Champion. Pena was tenth in the 1996 Olympics and was fourth in the 1995 World Championships.    
 This year the format for the Concord Cup has changed. First, the teams will compete against each other in dual meets, not an open individual tournament which it has been in the past. Second, there will be $26,000 of prize money to be awarded to the athletes and their coaches based upon their team performance. Third, there will still be an individual champion determined at each weight class based upon overall record, and number of falls and classification points.   
 Each of the U.S. teams will only wrestle the foreign teams, and the foreign teams will only wrestle the U.S. teams. The foreign teams will not wrestle each other, nor will the U.S. teams wrestle each other.   
 The Concord Pavillion will be host to other amateur sports activities over the holiday weekend. Tickets can be purchased at the door the days of the event or can be ordered ahead of time by calling the Bass ticket agency at 1-925-762-BASS. Tickets are $5 for general admission into the pavillion and $10 for the reserved section for wrestling. For more information, contact Heather Folks of USA Wrestling at 719-598-8181.  
  CUBA LINEUP FOR 1999 CONCORD CUP 
  May 28-30 in Concord, Calif. 
  54 kg/119 lbs. - Lazaro Rivas 
  58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Roberto Monzon 
  63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Juan Maren 
  69 kg/152 lbs. - Luibal Colas 
  76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Filiberto Azcuy 
  85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Luis Mendez 
  97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Reynaldo Pena 
  130 kg/286 lbs. - Hector Milian 
  Coach - Leonel Perez