OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA CENTRAL COMMITTEE

A determined Borrero

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Ismael Borrero made wrestling history becoming a two-time World Champion, on this occasion in the 67 kg division

A gold medal for peace

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Tears of joy, hugs, handshakes, and kisses join the sweat that floods the body and the mind of a winner, even before the awareness that a champion has been born, who will be honored with gratitude for so much effort

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Cuban Greco-Roman wrestlers going for more

Ismael Borrero has emerged as a champion in the sport.

Olympic and World champions Mijaín López and Ismael Borrero will lead the Cuban team competing in this classic event at the upcoming continental meet

Pan American world records

Pérez Dueñas was the first Cuban to set a world record after 1959.

The number of world records established since the beginning of the Games in Argentina-51 can be counted on two hands

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Wrestling medals will not come easy

Lianna de la Caridad Montero (below) has developed rapidly.

Alejandro Valdés (65kg), winner of a World Cup bronze medal and of an outstanding competitor in the German Bundesliga; Geandry Garzón (74); Reineris Salas (97), who has placed second in two Word Cups and the Pan Americans; and Oscar Pino in the 125kg bear the greatest responsibility

Senseless hatred

Despite the blockade, athletes like Mijaín López have supported the values of revolutionary sport.

U.S. hostility toward Cuba has once again been demonstrated with the cancellation of the agreement reached between theCuban Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball (MLB)

Blockade impacts Cuban anti-doping lab

The dedication and seriousness of its personnel has earned the Anti-Doping Laboratory of Havana international prestige.

Given the impossibility of accessing the U.S. market, the Havana Anti-Doping Laboratory was obliged to invest an additional one million dollars to acquire supplies last year, yet despite the constraints, 4,050 tests were carried out during the period, more than 3,000 for international entities

BALTIMORE ORIOLES VS. CUBA

A victory for baseball

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March 28, 1999, the Baltimore Orioles faced the Cuban national team in Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium, and on May 3, the two met under the lights in Camden Yards, a sports moment of fine art, despite the obstacles created

PAN AMERICAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Food for thought

Iván Silva (90 kg) proved he is enjoying a great moment of his career by securing the gold medal.

The results of the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships, served as a glimpse of what could be to come at the upcoming Lima Games

Yaimé’s second diamond

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Yaimé Pérez was crowned queen of the discus in the Diamond League, for the second consecutive time, defeating her great rival, Croatian Sandra Perkovic, throwing for 68.27 meters, in a series with only one attempt below 65 meters.

If you blink, you may miss Mijaín win

A fifth gold medal for Mijaín, who has made history in these continental competitions.

Mijaín writes a golden chapter in the history of the Pan American Games, with his last performance, and adds to that of the Cuban Revolution in sports

Japan-Cuba, beyond baseball

Cuban players Alfredo Despaigne and Livan Moinelo are successfully competing in Japan’s national league.

The president of Japan’s Sports Agency, Daichi Suzuki, congratulated the Cuban sports movement for its efforts, during a recent visit to the island

On the field… everyday

Víctor Bejerano accumulated impressive statistics during his 24-year career.

There are few players who, with their devotion to baseball and hard work, have played more than 20 years - some are well known, others not, but all deserving of more respect

Technology and sports: A winning formula

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In Cuba, the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation has established laboratories with a variety of technologies to more effectively manage athletes’ training and improve performances

Basketball in El Salvador

Torres and Valdés win silver

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Cuban basketball players Orestes Torres and Lisván Valdés finished second in the last round of El Salvador’s basketball league, after their team Santa Tecla BC lost against Halcones de Sonzacate in the final

For the good of the community

Jorge López Reyes received the Martyrs of Barbados Medal for his work supporting community sports.

For Jorge López Reyes, a community sports facilitator in his neighborhood of Aldabó in the municipality of Boyeros, Havana province, receiving the Martyrs of Barbados Medal, is recognition of the good work he has been doing in his community

Key West-Havana crossing

New powerboat record set!

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Jay Johnson and Nigel Hook from the U.S., broke the powerboat record travelling from Key West to Havana on August 17, in one hour 18 minutes and three second

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