CUBAN ATHLETICS LOOKING TOWARD RÍO
Goals, preparation, victory
Sports is once again a hot topic in 2016. Río de Janeiro and its Christ the Redeemer will welcome more than 10,000 athletes competing in over 360 events August 5-21
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Sports is once again a hot topic in 2016. Río de Janeiro and its Christ the Redeemer will welcome more than 10,000 athletes competing in over 360 events August 5-21
No doubt when Radio Reloj officially announces the start of the 29th edition of the Marabana, at 7:00am this Sunday, November 15, it will be a momentous moment for many
The discus thrower from Santiago de Cuba set a new personal best of 68.86 meters at Havana’s Pan American Stadium
Fans are confident that the team effort will amass enough points to ensure Cuba a well-deserved spot at the Río de Janeiro Games
Yarisley’s sequence, at the World Athletics Championships in August 2015, Beijing…provided us with another winning performance, as she surpassed the 4.90m mark
Stated Antonio Becali, president of INDER, during a press conference, while noting that, to date, 85 Cuban athletes have qualified for the Games
Ciego de Ávila won their ninth crown in the men’s Superior Basketball League (LSB) season with a 4-0 victory over longstanding rivals, the Capitalinos of Havana, while Pinar del Río reclaimed their title in the women’s competition
Cuba is an indisputable global wrestling powerhouse; as demonstrated by its six gold, five silver and seven bronze medals, placing it 15th on the discipline’s historic Olympic medal chart...thus understandably, our gladiators have high hopes of qualifying for the Río de Janeiro Games
Granma provides a selection of some of these moments of glory, marking solid steps on the path toward Friday, August 5, 2016, when the world’s eyes will be fixed on Rio.
The judoka from Cienfuegos, measuring 1.90 meters, is currently 11th in the world rankings for his category (1,084 points accumulated in 16 tournaments), which are headed by German Karl-Richard Frey (1,952)