Cuban cyclists to attend continental meeting in Venezuela

Cuba's best cyclists will compete in the Pan-American Cycling Championship in the Venezuelan city of Valencia. The Caribbean Island's delegation is already in that South American country, where they are training for the event. The Cuban women's team is made up of world medalists Lisandra Guerra (500-meter time trial), Yumari González and Yoanka González (both in the scratch modality), as well as Dalila Rodríguez and Yeima Torres. Read More

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Good cuban showing at Brazil track and field event

Cuban athletes Yoel Hernandez (hurdles) and Guillermo Martinez (javelin) took first place over the weekend at the Track and Field Grand Prize competition in the Brazilian city of Belem. Read More

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Zambia sports Minister visits Cuba

Gabriel Namulambe, Zambia's Minister of Sports, Youth and Child Development began an official visit to Cuba on Monday. Read More

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Grandmasters honor cuban chess meet

Chess grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk Ukrainia) and Kamil Miton (Poland) lauded the quality of the 41st Memorial Jose Raul Capablanca Tournament opening Friday. Upon arriving in Cuba, Ivanchuk, ranked 12th with 1,729 point ELO, noted the elite group s level with four visitors and six locals, making this a top level event. Read More

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Cuban javelin thrower among worlds best

Cuban athlete Guillermo Martinez showed he is in top form in preparation for the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro this July with an 85.93 meter javelin throw at the Grand Prix of Fortaleza, Brazil. Martinez, 25, moved into third place in the 2007 world rankings behind Athens 2004 champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway (86.39) and Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia (86.26). Read More

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Cuba gets ready for Pan-Am Games

Cuba is getting ready to participate in the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for which 444 athletes have already qualified. Cuban sports officials pointed out that over the next few weeks, other athletes are expected to qualify for the regional games in wrestling, judo and diving. Read More

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Cuba looking for 10th consecutive Pan-American baseball title

MORE than a year after finishing in second place at the World Baseball Classic, Cuba is relying on "versatile" players and good pitchers to achieve its 10th Pan-American title at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read More

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Cuban volleyball team warms up in Bulgaria for World League

The Cuban National Volleyball Team, with four rookies out of 13 players, will play three tune-up games in Bulgaria in preparation for the World Volleyball League beginning May 25. Read More

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Capablanca chess tournmant opens in Cuba

Ukranian GM Vassily Ivanchuk, winner of the last two events, is expected to be in Havana for the first round on Friday Read More

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Cuba to cull baseball team for Rio Games

New prospects and veterans of Cuban baseball were named on the 35-member pre-selection competing to make the 20-man team that will compete in the Pan American Games scheduled for July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More

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