athletes

Dominican town of Bayaguana will welcome Cuban Mijaín López

Published on: November 16, 2024
08:31

Santo Domingo, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Greco-Roman wrestling giant Mijaín López, from Cuba, will visit the municipality of Bayaguana, in the province of Monte Plata and cradle of that sport in the Dominican Republic, in response to an invitation from the City Council.

Cuba reiterates satisfaction for paralympics performance

Published on: September 9, 2024
09:55

Havana, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel today reiterated Cuba's satisfaction with the performance of its athletes in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, who are returning to their country this Monday.

Dominican Committee unveils roster of paralympic athletes to Paris’24

Published on: August 23, 2024
15:51

Santo Domingo, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Ten athletes from the Dominican Republic will participate in five sports in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to begin on August 28th, the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) announced on Friday.

France to welcome Israeli athletes in the Paris Olympic Games

Published on: July 22, 2024
12:38

Paris, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné asserted on Monday that the Israeli delegation is welcome at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after legislators from La France Insoumise party pointed out otherwise due to Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Cuban sports shooters train in Panama

Published on: July 22, 2024
10:54

Panama, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian Olympic Committee (COP) on Monday highlighted the presence of Cuban sports shooters, who are training for world-class events.

Journalists will not be allowed to wear national emblems in Paris

Published on: May 17, 2024
10:45

Bern, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) informed today that Russian and Belarusian journalists accredited to the Paris 2024 Games will not be allowed to wear national emblems, nor the athletes of their countries.

IOC confirmed that there will be Palestinian athletes in Paris 2024

Published on: April 28, 2024
12:17

Lausanne, Switzerland, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, confirmed that there will be Palestinian athletes in the Paris 2024 Games, either on their own merits or by invitation.

Equipment donated in France for the preparation of Cuban athletes

Published on: February 15, 2024
10:38

Paris, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The city of Tremblay-en-France donated today bodybuilding equipment to the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba (INDER), as part of a project aimed at supporting the preparation of athletes qualified for Paris-2024.

DR with 39 athletes qualified 200 days before the Olympics

Published on: January 8, 2024
15:42

Santo Domingo, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic has already qualified 39 athletes for the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Paris, the French capital, between July 26 and August 10, with the addition of rider Yvonne Lozos.

South Korea wants to hold the best youth Olympics in history

Published on: November 27, 2023
13:30

Seoul, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The newly appointed president of the Organizing Committee of the upcoming Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Choi Jong-gu, said today that South Korea wants to hold the best such event in history.

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