Cuban handball participant Omar Toledano, one of many island’s younger guarantees in that sport, left the Antillean delegation whereas it was in Mexico taking part within the handball pre-world championship. The Cuban’s escape occurred just some hours after the Antillean staff managed to safe its ticket to the World Cup in Croatia in 2025. The … Read more
Two Cubans have been selected to be part of the refugee team for the next Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place in July and August. These are canoeist Fernando Dayán Jorge and weightlifter Ramiro Mora Romero, whose selection was announced this Thursday, May 2, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Through its social … Read more
Cuban sport suffered another blow this week after Cuban judoka Magdiel Estrada, who was with the national judo delegation at the Pan American and Oceania Championships, abandoned the team while it was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the official media JIT, The Greater Antilles did not have representation in the 73 kg category, … Read more
Cuban athlete Yaimé Pérez broke a new discus throw record during the Oklahoma Throwing Series, in Ramona, California, United States. During the athletic meeting held in San Diego County, the young woman achieved this Saturday, April 13, an impressive throw of 73.09 m, the longest throw at the national level recorded in this sport since … Read more
The world of Cuban sports is in mourning, as Diamela Puente Salas, considered one of the best softball players on the Island, died this weekend at 43 years of age. According to information shared on social networks, the athlete, who participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, died on Saturday, March 9, as a result … Read more
The young athlete Jaxier Sotomayor, son of the legendary high jumper Javier Sotomayor, set a personal record in Spain, surprising everyone and following in the footsteps of his father. The athlete, only 16 years old, jumped over 2.01 meters at an athletics meeting held last Sunday, March 3, in Madrid, capital of the Iberian country. … Read more