Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakapai ake a Véliz i tana rekoata whaiaro i te 13 o Mei i Havana, me te maka o 20.72m. I Havana anō hoki, i tangohia e ia te
Central American and Caribbean Championships Shot Putt taitara, me te maka o te 20.10m. Ko enei panga i whakarite i tana tohu mo nga Taakaro Orimipia o Beijing 2008. I roto i te whakataetae Shot Putt, i mutu ia i te 12th i te Roopu Whakataetae A me te maka o 19.58m, kaore i ranea hei whakarite i tana ahunga whakamua ki te whakamutunga.