The number of Cuban athletes qualified for the Youth Olympics Singapore 2010 rose to three, including Rafael Alba (over 73 kg), President of the Cuban Taekwondo Federation, Maximiliano Gonzalez said on Friday. On the second day of the World Youth Taekwondo held in Tijuana, Mexico, Gonzalez said the other two qualifiers from the island are Jose Cobas (55 kg) and Yuleimi Escalona (over 63 kg). Alba won his first bout on Friday with the Peruvian Thomas Ocampo by 11 points to three, but lost in the quarterfinal. The Cubans are prepared for today's competitive demands, said Gonzalez. He added that the Cuban Taekwondo Federation is also developing a network of schools for children and young people across the country, to ensure future champions. However, he said the other major objective of these centers is to educate the new Cuban generation in the moral values of respect, humility and effort, promoted by the martial arts to make these children better Cuban citizens in the next years. The first eight medalists from the Youth World Taekwondo Championship in Mexico are qualified for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. 