Olympics

Cuba gleans 12 medals in Paraguay and is going for more

Published on: October 8, 2024
15:26

Asuncion, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban sports delegation has so far won 12 medals in the 4th Latin American Special Olympics Games in Paraguay, and keeps raising its stakes in search of more wins in the coming days.

President Díaz-Canel congratulates Mijaín López on his 42nd birthday

Published on: August 20, 2024
12:59

Havana, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated five-time Olympic champion Mijaín López on his 42nd birthday on Tuesday.

Will China hold on to the top of the Paris 2024 Olympic medal table?

Published on: August 11, 2024
09:42

Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will finish this Sunday with the expectation of knowing which country will be top on the medal table, a duel that China leads with a gold medal ahead of the United States.

Cuban Marin will go for the bronze medal in Olympic wrestling

Published on: August 11, 2024
09:30

Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Milaimy Marin entered the bronze medal race in the 76 kilograms division of the women's freestyle wrestling at the Olympic Games, after the injury of Romanian Catalina Axente, her rival, media confirmed on Sunday.

Netherlands wins Olympic gold in cycling with another world record

Published on: August 6, 2024
15:41

Paris, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Netherlands men's cycling team won the gold medal on Tuesday at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with its second world record today.

Cuban Lopez wins his fifth Olympic gold in wrestling

Published on: August 6, 2024
15:40

Paris, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez further secured his place among the immortals of world sport today by dominating the up to 130 kilograms division of the Greco-Roman style, his fifth gold medal in the Olympics.

Seine’s waters meet parameters for Olympic trials

Published on: July 26, 2024
11:32

Paris, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The waters of the Seine River are suitable for the triathlon and marathon swimming of the Paris-2024 Olympic Games in six of seven days between July 17 and 23, capital authorities said on Friday.

Cuba values role of sports in inclusive development

Published on: July 24, 2024
11:41

Paris, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday ratified in the voice of its highest sports authority, Osvaldo Vento, the commitment to promoting sports as an instrument of inclusion and a boost to sustainable development.

Chilean president cancels participation in Olympic Games

Published on: July 18, 2024
13:58

Santiago, Chile, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced the cancellation of his participation in the Olympic Games in Paris order to supervise the measures to confront crime personally.

High risk of provocations against Russians at Paris Olympics

Published on: May 29, 2024
08:04

Moscow, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Aleksei Klimov, head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that there is a high probability that provocations will occur against Russian citizens at the Paris Olympic Games.

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