Henry Jaen Wins Marabana Marathon

Havana, November 20 (RHC-Granma)-- Henry Jaen, a runner from Santiago de Cuba, became the first man to win the Marabana marathon five times, a massive event that sees runners from across the world fill the streets of the Cuban capital.... More


Puerto Rico and Cuba are the last of the 24 qualifying teams set to participate in the Volleyball Men’s World Championship, which will take place for the first time in two locations: Bulgaria and Italy, in September 2018... More


Granma, November 15 (RHC-ACN) Carlos Benitez, who plays for Granma in the Cuban National Baseball Series, amounts six grand slams so far this season and only has to hit one more to match the record set by OF Alexei Bell in the 2009-10 campaign.... More


Havana, November 9 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuban Alberto Puig de la Barca, member of the AIBA Executive Committee and head of the Cuban Boxing Federation (FCB by its Spanish acronym), was appointed chairman of the Commission of the World Series of Boxing (WSB), which eighth edition will begin next January.... More


Havana, November 9 (RHC-ACN)-- The Director of the Marabana/Maracuba project, Carlos Gattorno told ACN that over 900 foreigners have registered to participate in the event of which 307 will be present in the marathon race.... More


Santiago de Cuba, November 8 (RHC-Granma)- Notable progress made by Cuba in key disciplines, above all the triple and long jump, will be decisive as the country looks toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, according to Alberto Juantorena, President of the Cuban Athletics Federation, speaking in this city.... More


Havana, November 7 (RHC-ACN)-- Undoubtedly, the game between the runner-up, Industriales, and the third seat, Matanzas, at Victoria de Giron Park, will meet today the highest expectations at the start of the fourth subseries, in the second stage of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.... More


Havana, November 7 (RHC-ACN)-- A squad of eight Cuban boxers will leave tomorrow for Europe, where they will hold a profitable tour in which they will face several of their best rivals of that continent.... More


Cuba will participate in the event, set to take place November 21-26 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with a team of nine athletes, six male and three female in the Greco-Roman and freestyle competitions... More


Cuban Sports versus U.S. Blockade

Officials from the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder) reported the numerous and persistent damages caused by this inhumane policy on Cuban sports over the years... More


Havana, Oct 30 (RHC-ACN) Cuba won 16 medals and an equal number of tickets for the Central American and Caribbean Games of Barranquilla 2018, in the judo qualifying tournament, based at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic .... More


Havana, Oct 26 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez will attend the 2017 Champions Showdown, tournament that includes eight elite star players from November 9 to 14 and hosted by the St. Louis Chess Club in United States.... More


Havana, Oct 25 (RHC-ACN)-- After six rounds, Cuban GMs Lazaro Bruzon (2660 Elo points) and Yuniesky Quesada (2619) appear among the leaders of the Spice Cup Open 2017 taking place in the American city of Saint Louis.... More


Havana, Oct 24 (RHC-ACN)-- The five Cubans attending the 8th Santo Domingo Badminton Open debut today in the contest that will run until next Friday at Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, in the Dominican Republic's capital.... More


Pinar del Rio, October 23 (RHC-ACN)-- Orientales showed a timelier batting and defeated 6-4 Occidentales in the All-Star Game of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series that took place yesterday at Capitan San Luis Stadium of this city.... More


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