A determined Borrero
Ismael Borrero made wrestling history becoming a two-time World Champion, on this occasion in the 67 kg division
Ismael Borrero made wrestling history becoming a two-time World Champion, on this occasion in the 67 kg division
Cuban athletes competed in only 67 of the 370 events - 18% - yet 33 of the team members won at least one medal, 71.7%
Final figure to be confirmed as the qualification process progresses
The para-athlete repeats her Toronto 2015 feat in Lima, winning three gold medals
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
Olympic and World champions Mijaín López and Ismael Borrero will lead the Cuban team competing in this classic event at the upcoming continental meet
Not everyone wins a medal, but competing with dignity and doing one’s best is a way to return the support that the Cuban people and authorities give athletes
The number of world records established since the beginning of the Games in Argentina-51 can be counted on two hands
José Ramón Fernández once said, “We don’t have a forecast, we have purpose”
Cuba holds all time first place in weightlifting at the Pan American Games, with a total of 67 gold medals, 22 silver, and nine bronze
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
Cuba has already 397 athletes classified to the games in 28 sports
Cuba’s women handball team won undefeated the North American and Caribbean Handball Tournament (Norca)
Cuban athlete Rafael Alba secured gold in the 87+ kg division at the Manchester World Taekwondo Championships
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)
Cuban athletes have recently achieved significant results in international competitions, winning gold medals in judo, boxing, canoeing, and athletics, reaffirming prospects for the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima
Higinio Vélez, president of Cuba’s Baseball Federation, and his regional counterpart, Juan Francisco Puello, spoke about our country’s incorporation’s into Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation
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
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
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 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.
With the Lima 2019 Pan American Games completed, the President of Cuba’s Institute for Sports, Recreation, and Physical Education (INDER) evaluates the performance of our delegation in the competition
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
The president of Japan’s Sports Agency, Daichi Suzuki, congratulated the Cuban sports movement for its efforts, during a recent visit to the island
INDER President Osvaldo Vento praised the quality of Lima facilities for the upcoming Pan American Games
The medals won by the Cuban delegation to the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi reflect our country’s spirit of human solidarity
The Cuban player is today one of the island’s greatest chess talents given his results and quality play on the board
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
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
Considered Cuba’s best boxer of today, Cruz has not lost a fight since December 2015
Interview with pentathlon star Yorgelis Rodríguez, recent winner of a bronze medal in the World Indoor Athletics Championships
Following the decline of the sport over the last two decades, Cuba is looking to return to the top spot
Inaugurated yesterday at Havana's Latinoamericano Stadium by First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel was a modern strength gym that will be used by different baseball teams for training
Interview with Javier Sotomayor, high-jump world record holder
Last of the 24 qualifying teams to be decided in Pinar del Río
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
Notable progress made by Cuba in key disciplines, above all the triple and long jump, will be decisive as the country looks toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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
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
The sooner physical education begins, the greater the benefits in advanced age
This 2018 marks 25 years since Javier Sotomayor became the world high jump record holder
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