CYCLISTS HEADING TO RÍO
Marlíes and Lisandro: Full speed ahead
Marlíes Mejías will play a crucial role in Cuba's attempt to improve this year's Olympic harvest in cycling
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Marlíes Mejías will play a crucial role in Cuba's attempt to improve this year's Olympic harvest in cycling
Speaking to Granma International, high-jump world record holder Javier Sotomayor noted “Fidel is inspiration and motivation, an example to follow. He was always with us before, during, and after every competition, wanting to know of all of the details. This is why I am, and always will be, an eternal Fidelista”
The competition featuring the island’s best road cyclists was won for the second consecutive year by José Mojica from Artemisa, who consolidated his overall victory after triumphing in the Topes de Collantes mountain stage and finishing in second place in the individual time-trial
“Golf attracts tourism, which will increase with the development of the sport. This is the vision that Cuba could have, because it has exquisite natural riches, great beauty, that is to say, enormous potential to attract more travelers and more money”
The Cuban delegation to the 15th Paralympic Games in Río de Janeiro, Brazil, participated in the official flag-presentation ceremony on August 25, at the José Martí Memorial
The Titan Tropic Cuba is a new version of the classic mountain bike race, the Titan Desert, held for over a decade now in Morocco’s deserts, dunes and mountains. The race will debut in western Cuba December 5-10, with the participation of up to 150 cyclists
Behind the sharp rivalry among the leaders and the great effort of others just to complete the course, is a complicated logistic challenge, to guarantee the functioning of the race and the comfort of participants
The winners of the men’s marathon event received their medals during the closing ceremony of the 31st Olympic Games in the legendary Maracaná Stadium
Speaking to Granma International, Juan Porcar, managing director of RPM and creator of Titan Tropic, alongside Félix Dort, highlighted the appeal of the race and thanked all those involved in the organization and execution of the event
Granma interviews Manrique Larduet, Cuba's most promising gymnast