CUBA & WORLD INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hopes riding on three emerging athletes
CUBA has played a leading role over the years in the World Indoor Athletics Championships, with three of its star competitors holding records for the event.
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CUBA has played a leading role over the years in the World Indoor Athletics Championships, with three of its star competitors holding records for the event.
15 women and 24 men will represent Cuba in track and field events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Río de Janeiro
Cuba’s athletes have seen an intense struggle to secure their place at the Río Games ever since the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced the 2016 qualification system
Reynier Mena (200 meters), Lisneidy I. Veitía (800m) and Yulenmis Aguilar (javelin) won gold during the 9th Under-23 North American Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championship
Behind every successful athlete, there exist many interconnected factors, with coaches carrying out one of the most important roles
Honor and glory for the indisputable individual stars of 2015 in Cuba: pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, gymnast Manrique Larduet, boxer Julio César La Cruz, basketball player Clenia Nolet, and big time hitter Alfredo Despaigne, along with boxing and baseball as best sports
The upcoming induction of seven Cuban athletes and two coaches to the Central American and Caribbean Athletics Confederation (CACAC) Hall of Fame stands as a tribute to the 110th anniversary of the first athletics competition on the island, on December 3, 1905
Three young Cuban athletes have already topped the world rankings this year: triple jumper Davisleidis l. Velazco (14.08) and hammer thrower Ayamey Medina (68.98), who share the honor with Cristian A. Nápoles (16.92) also a triple jumper