Sports

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.

Cuban president congratulates runner Omara Durand on her birthday

Published on: November 26, 2024
16:24

Havana, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated and acknowledged the outstanding career of multi-champion Omara Durand, known here as the Queen of Paralympic Speed on her birthday on Tuesday.

DPRK and Russia to boost cooperation in sports

Published on: November 25, 2024
13:44

Pyongyang, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation signed a protocol on exchange in sports for next year in this capital, the state news agency KCNA reported.

Cuba to host Puerto Rico in basketball qualifier

Published on: November 25, 2024
11:49

Havana, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban and Puerto Rican men's basketball squads will meet here in the closing of the qualifying window for the 2025 America's Cup.

Bahamas basketball coach pleased with playing in Cuba

Published on: November 23, 2024
10:34

Havana, 23 November (Prensa Latina) The head coach of the Bahamas men's basketball team, John Lucas III, left for the United States today, personally pleased with his visit to Cuba, even if it did not go well from a sporting point of view.

Cuban sports stars invite to China Tourism Fair

Published on: November 22, 2024
00:15

Havana, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban sports stars Mijaín López, five-time Olympic champion, and Javier Sotomayor, multiple world high-jump record holder, invited participants in the China International Tourism Fair (CITM) to visit Cuba's stand on Thursday.

Two-time Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena celebrates his birthday

Published on: November 21, 2024
14:51

Havana, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) In the vibrant heart of Santiago de Cuba, on a day like today, two-time Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena, a man destined to challenge the limits of time and space, was born.

Veteran baseball catcher dies in Cuba

Published on: November 21, 2024
13:59

Sagua la Grande, Cuba, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The catcher for the Azucareros and Las Villas teams in Cuba's National Baseball Series, Jose "El Látigo" Gómez, died of a heart attack in this central city on Thursday.

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