Sports

Runners Paulino and Durand lead Prensa Latina Sports Survey

Published on: December 5, 2024
10:07

Havana, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Sprinters Marileidy Paulino and Omara Durand, from the Dominican Republic and Cuba, respectively, woke up today as the most voted in the category of Best Female Athlete of the Year in Latin America in the Prensa Latina Sports Survey.

Cuban province chooses best athletes of the year

Published on: December 4, 2024
16:33

Camagüey, Cuba, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) The most outstanding athletes in this Cuban province in 2024, the Olympic champions Carlos Albornoz (chess) and Daylin Cooper (athletics), were chosen on Wednesday at a meeting between the press and experts from the Cuban Sports Institute (INDER).

Cuban wrestler Mijaín López leads Prensa Latina Sports Survey

Published on: December 4, 2024
06:02

Havana, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López lead on Tuesday the voting in the 60th edition of Prensa Latina Sports Survey, as Best Male Athlete of the year 2024.

Barbados celebrates 18 medals in artistic gymnastics championship

Published on: December 3, 2024
10:25

Bridgetown, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Barbados enjoys today one of its greatest successes in its infant-juvenile sports history, winning 18 medals in the Artistic Gymnastics Championship of the Caribbean Free Trade Association held in Jamaica.

Hungarian Sports Director extols Cuban Mijaín López in his greatness

Published on: December 3, 2024
06:15

Budapest, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The Director of Sports at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Dániel Gyurta, on Monday extoled the greatness of former Cuban wrestler Mijaín López, five-time Olympic and world champion.

La Estrella de Panama starts first in PL’s Annual Sports Survey

Published on: December 3, 2024
01:00

Havana, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The newspaper La Estrella de Panamá started first, athletically speaking, in Prensa Latina's Annual Sports Survey to choose the best athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.

Prensa Latina’s 60th Annual Sports Survey opens

Published on: December 3, 2024
00:24

Havana, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American news agency Prensa Latina is calling on the media to participate in its Annual Sports Survey, which is underway to select the best athletes and teams in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.

The best in sports in 2024: Paralympic sprinter Omara Durand (+Photos)

Published on: November 30, 2024
09:38

Havana, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) With a perfect performance in Paris-2024, the Paralympic goddess of speed Omara Durand definitively closed her sports career and is today among the best Cuban athletes of all time.

CNAA plans extensive program of events on its 25th anniversary

Published on: November 28, 2024
00:15

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The National Commission for the Care of Athletes (CNAA) will implement an extensive program of events on its 25th anniversary, its president, Wilmer Lewis, said at a press conference in Havana's Ciudad Deportiva (Sports City) on Wednesday.

Cuban retired box champ Pedro Orlando Reyes dies

Published on: November 27, 2024
14:53

Havana, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban sports lost one historic figure on Wednesday with the death at 65 of retired Cuban boxer Pedro Orlando Reyes, who went to become World and World Cup champion.

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