Led by Olympic gold medalist Alberto Juantorena,...

Led by Olympic gold medalist Alberto Juantorena, 149 Cuban athletes, trainers and officials arrived in Indianapolis for the Pan American Games and vowed to “keep Cuba’s name and flag very high.”

The group, the first wave of the largest delegation to visit the United States since Fidel Castro took over in 1959, arrived aboard a Cubana de Aviacion jetliner and was met at Indianapolis International Airport by dozens of reporters and tight security.

The Cuban delegation is expected to total roughly 600, the rest scheduled to arrive by the end of the week.