RIO DE JANEIRO 2016 OLYMPICS
“Cuba hopes to place among the top 20 countries”
Stated Antonio Becali, president of INDER, during a press conference, while noting that, to date, 85 Cuban athletes have qualified for the Games
OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE COMMUNIST
PARTY OF CUBA CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Resultados de búsqueda
20 resultados.
On route to Río de Janeiro
How Cuban hopefuls measure up
ON March 1, 1565, Estácio de Sá, the nephew of Mem de Sá, founded the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, in the region lying between the Pan de Azúcar and the Cara de Cão mountains, in the current neighborhood of Urca.
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
CUBA’S TOP ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
An evening of awards, dreams and new efforts for 2016
Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz and gymnast Manrique Larduet shared the prize for best male athletes of Cuba in 2015, while pole vaulter Yarisley Silva won the women’s award
Sights set on Río de Janeiro
Cuban wrestlers looking to Olympics
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
A clear shot at development
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
WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP
Fournier: Just a step away from Río
Cuban rower Ángel Fournier finished third in the Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinal Q1 on September 2, after covering two kilometers with a time of 6:59.73 minutes
CUBA CUP & INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stops on the way to Río de Janeiro
The end of March was a special time for track and field at two different latitudes. The Cuba Cup took place in Havana’s Pan American Stadium, while in the Portland Convention Center, 547 athletes from 148 nations competed for world titles
EPI: HAVANA JUDO GRAND PRIX
Cuban judokas’ sights set on Rio de Janeiro
The qualifying final line-up will be revealed on Saturday, August 6, meanwhile the Cuban delegation is armed and ready to compete
CUBAN JUDO
No breaks on the tatami in the lead up to Río
The Pan American Judo Championships came to an end in Havana on April 30, with Brazil once again coming out on top (7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals), this time with Canada in second place (2-5-3), followed by the United States (2-2-1) and Cuba (2-1-8)
