athletes

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games unfold amid the lurking pandemic

Published on: August 22, 2021
10:08

Tokyo, (Prensa Latina) The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are currently keeping the organizers on tenterhooks due to the sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Japan.

Cuba, Jamaica won gold at World Athletics U20

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:27

Nairobi, (Prensa Latina) Cuban Juan Carley Vazquez and Jamaican Tina Clayton won gold medals on Thursday in shot put and 100 meters respectively for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Athletics U20 Championships.

President Diaz-Canel congratulates Cuba’s sixth Olympic gold medalist

Published on: August 6, 2021
12:37

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday congratulated boxer Julio Cesar La Cruz, who won his second Olympic title and gave Cuba its sixth gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

Díaz-Canel celebrates Cuban athletes’ performance at Tokyo 2020

Published on: August 2, 2021
09:31

Havana, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel today celebrated the performance of Cuba's athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on a day in which the island achieved its first gold medals.

Cuban president talks with athletes competing in 2020 Olympics

Published on: July 31, 2021
09:00

Tokyo, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday talked over the telephone with judoka Idalys Ortiz and boxer Julio Cesar la Cruz, to whom he expressed his admiration and congratulated for their relevant performances in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Cuba carries kilograms of illusions at Olympic weightlifting event

Published on: July 25, 2021
10:31

Tokyo, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) After achieving the best result in its history among women, Cuba on Sunday is carrying kilograms of illusions on its way to face the rest of the weightlifting competition calendar at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

IOC social media teams banned from showing athletes taking the knee

Published on: July 22, 2021
07:00

Tokyo, Prensa Latina) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 organizers on Thursday banned their social media teams from posting pictures of athletes taking the knee at these Olympic Games.

Cuba announces delegation of 69 athletes to Tokyo 2020

Published on: July 7, 2021
12:48

Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday announced a 69-strong delegation for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at which it aspires to be among the top 20 countries in the table of medals by nations.

Swimming celebrates and Cuba surpasses 70 qualified athletes to Tokyo

Published on: July 2, 2021
14:01

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Cuba is celebrating the quota granted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to Elisbet Gamez and Luis Vega to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Cuba with 60 athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020

Published on: June 12, 2021
12:36

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Cuba cheered the qualification of four weightlifters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with which the Caribbean delegation now has 60 athletes qualified for the great event to be held this summer.

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