athletes

Cuba, Robert and Moncada: the weight of dreams

Published on: March 11, 2023
09:16

By: Juan M. Garcia

Taichung, Chinese Taipei, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban baseball is going through another transcendental period in its history amid an unprecedented brain drain and an interest in reinventing itself despite difficulties.

Cuba values guarantees from organizers of Central American Games 2023

Published on: February 7, 2023
13:58

By: Juan M. Garcia

Caracas, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities positively assessed the guarantees offered so far by El Salvador for the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023, scheduled from June 23 to July 8.

IOC chief signals he wants Russian athletes at 2024 Paris Games

Published on: December 7, 2022
16:21

By: Pavel López Lazo

Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he wants Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his strongest remarks to date on the debate that has divided international sport.

Prensa Latina launches its 2022 Sports Survey

Published on: November 14, 2022
14:19

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Prensa Latina news agency on Monday launched the 58th edition of its annual Sports Survey to select the best athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022.

Sports cooperation project with Cuba exhibited at Fête de l’Humanité

Published on: September 10, 2022
09:42

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Paris, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the association Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop), Manuel Pascual, presented on Saturday, at the Fête de l'Humanité, a project that will support the training of Cuban athletes for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

Cuba to participate with 12 athletes in World Wrestling Championships

Published on: August 26, 2022
00:15

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part with 12 athletes (four in Greco-Roman, five in freestyle, and three women) in the World Wrestling Championships to be held in Belgrade from September 10-18, 2022.

Project to support Cuban athletes’ training makes progress in France (+ Photo)

Published on: March 17, 2022
12:57

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Paris, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Rafael Manso, president of the Cuban Judo Federation, on Thursday highlighted the progress being made in a project that will allow Cuban athletes to train in French municipalities in order to compete in the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

Twenty-four French municipalities to welcome Cuban Olympic athletes

Published on: March 10, 2022
12:02

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Paris, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of 24 French municipalities have showed willingness to host in their facilities the training of Cuban athletes for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games, the Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop), promoter of the solidarity project, highlighted on Thursday.

INDER president highlights achievements of Cuban sports in 2021

Published on: January 1, 2022
00:15

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's 14th place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 28 tickets to the 2023 Pan-American Games in Santiago, Chile stand out today among the main achievements by Cuban athletes in 2021.

Paralympic Athletes Committee elects Omara Durand as a member

Published on: September 5, 2021
11:02

By: Prensa Latina

Tokyo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban sprinter Omara Durand was elected today as a member of the Paralympic Athletes Committee, the entity announced so during the event's closing ceremony in Tokyo.

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