Mijain Lopez, a Cuban Legend for Making More History

Mijain Lopez, a Cuban Legend for Making More History

Havana, July 11st – Sports Ambassador of the Pan American Games Lima-2019 and emblematic figure, the Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez is set for making more history.

Mexican top sports official praises visit to Cuba

Mexican top sports official praises visit to Cuba

Cuba, Jul 11st – Ana Gabriela Guevara, Director of the Mexico National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE), described as very fruitful her working visit to Cuba, where she held exchanges with domestic sports authorities.

Classic Brazil-Argentina Game at America Cup

Classic Brazil-Argentina Game at America Cup

Brasilia, Jul 2nd –  The teams from Brazil and Argentina will play today at the Mineirão Stadium, in the southern city of Belo Horizonte, where they will stage a classic football game in the continent.

Japanese senior sports official on working visit to Cuba

Japanese senior sports official on working visit to Cuba

Cuba, Jun 1st – An approach to the history and present of Cuban boxing marked the beginning of the working visit of Mr. Daichi Suzuki, chairman of the Japan National Sports Agency, who was received at Jose Marti airport by Roberto Leon Richards, head of the Cuban Olympic Committee.

Documentary on Maradona Arouses Passions in Cannes

Documentary on Maradona Arouses Passions in Cannes

Paris, May 21 – The documentary ”Diego Maradona”, focused on the life of the Argentine soccer star, aroused passions during the Cannes Film Festival, whose sessions continue on Monday in that southern French city.

Cuba Willing to Formalize Sports Collaboration with Peru

Cuba Willing to Formalize Sports Collaboration with Peru

Lima, May 13rd –  The president of the Cuban Sports Institute (Inder), Osvaldo Vento, told Peruvian Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Ana Patricia Andarde, today that the island is willing to collaborate with Peru in this field.

Pope Salutes High Jump World Record-Holder Javier Sotomayor

Pope Salutes High Jump World Record-Holder Javier Sotomayor

Rome, May 3rd – Pope Francis today saluted the former high jumper and world record-holder of that specialty, Javier Sotomayor, at the conclusion of the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square.

Cuba: Over 100 fencers to participate in Women´s Epee World Cup

Cuba: Over 100 fencers to participate in Women´s Epee World Cup

Cuba, Jan 12 –  141 fencers will attend the stop of the FIE Senior Women´s Epee World Cup to take place at the Havana Sports City Coliseum, from next January 19 to 21.

Camagüey´s boxers by the crown of the National Tournament Playa Girón

Camagüey´s boxers by the crown of the National Tournament Playa Girón

Sancti Spiritus, Dec 20.- headed by global holders Johanys Argilagos and Julio Cesar La Cruz, the Camagüey must be proclaimed today monarch, for the seventh time in a row, in the LVI National Boxing Tournament Playa Giron, with headquarters in the Yara, of this city.

Five Cuban judokas to participate in World Master in Russia

Five Cuban judokas to participate in World Master in Russia

Cuba, Dec 15 –  Cuba will compete this weekend with five judokas in the IJF World Master St. Petersburg 2017, in Russia, tournament that will be attended by the best 16 seats in the world ranking in each of the 14 divisions (women and men) and other athletes invited by the organizers.