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Robles
Wins Gold with Record for World Indoor Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
14 (ACN) Cuba's 60 meter hurdler Dayron Robles won on Sunday the
only gold for his country, while setting a new record (7.34 seconds)
for world indoor championships in Doha 2010.
Cuba third by points in Doha 2010 World Indoor
Athletics
By Tony Diaz Susavila
(ACN Special Envoy)
DOHA, QATAR, Mar
14 (acn) Cuba has recorded its most prominent performance in world
indoor
athletics championships when it ranked third by points in Doha 2010,
preceded only by the U.S.
and Russia delegations.
Cuban Yargelis
Savigne Wins Silver in Doha
By Tony Diaz Susavila
(ACN Special Envoy)
DOHA, QATAR,
March 13 (acn) “It is a silver that suits me fine because I competed
well” were
Cuban triple jumper Yargelis Savigne, after losing her indoor crown
this Saturday the Doha
2010 XIII Athletics Indoor World Championships.
Cuban Triple
Jumpers Qualify in Doha World Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
12 (acn) Four Cuban triple jumpers qualified this Friday in the
preliminaries of the Doha Indoor World Championships, led by world
champion Yargelis Savigne.
Dayron
Robles Qualifies to Semi-Finals in Doha
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 12
(acn) Cuban Dayron Robles qualified this Friday to semi-finals in
the 60
meter hurdles in the Indoor Athletics World Championships underway
in Doha with the
participation of athletes from 150 nations.
Cuban Domínguez
Departs for Melody Amber Chess Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba,
March 10 (ACN) Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez will travel this
coming
Monday to the French city of Nice, to participate from Saturday in
the Melody Amber
tournament, along with several of the best players on the planet.
Mexican
baseball team loses friendly in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, March
10 (acn) A Mexican baseball team, Los Piratas de Campeche, from the
Mexican Baseball League, lost 1-5 this Wednesday their first
friendly match, of four
scheduled, this time against the Matanzas team, in that western
Cuban province.
Cuba Readies
Strong Women’s Team for Judo Pan Am Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
9 (acn) Cuba will compete with a strong women's team made up of four
Olympic and one world medalists at the Judo Pan American to be held
in San Salvador.
Relatives of Terry Fox to Visit Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) Relatives of Canadian Terry Fox will visit Cuba for the first
time
to participate at the XII Marathon that bears his name to be held
next March 20 all over the
country.
Cuba and
Ecuador Face to Face in Two Boxing Matches
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 9
(acn) The Ecuador national boxing squad will face this Tuesday and
Wednesday the main Cuban boxers, both in the senior and junior
categories at the Havana city’s
Rafael Trejo gym.
Mexican
Baseball Team Comes to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar
8 (acn) The Piratas de Campeche, a team from the Mexican Baseball
League (LMB) will arrive this Monday in Cuba to play four games with
domestic squads.
Dayron Robles
Rules in Lievin Athletics, France
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Dayron Robles, 60-meter hurdles, won his
last race before the Doha World Indoor Championships, when he
stopped the clocks at 7.45 seconds, in Lievin, France to defeat
Russian champion Yevgeny Borisov (7.53)
Dayron
Robles Leads Cuban Squad in France Today
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 5 (acn) Dayron Robles leads the group of Cubans
who will compete today in the indoor Lievin athletics meeting, in
France.
Yumari
Gonzalez leads Cuban Team to World Track Cycling
HAVANA, Cuba, March 3 (acn) Yumari Gonzalez heads the roster that
will represent Cuba at the
World Track Cycling Championships, which will be held in the Danish
capital, Copenhagen, to
run from March 24 through the 28.
Iglesias Saves Cuba’s Face at Strandzha Boxing Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuban Rosniel Iglesias won the only title
for the Caribbean nation
at the Strandzha (Bulgaria) boxing tournament by winning the 64 kg
category of the competition.
FIDE Update
Shows Cuba’s Improvements in Chess
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Cuban Leinier Dominguez staying among the
best active chess players and Lazaro Bruzon’s sharp rise came as
important news to Cuba after the update of world chess ranking.
Cuba
Will Not Attend Central American Games in Puerto Rico
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) The Cuban Olympic Committee (COC)
announced on Friday that the island will not attend the Central
American and Caribbean Games scheduled for July 17-August 1 in
Puerto Rico.
Cuban Eglys
Cruz Wins Shooting Ibero American Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 26 (acn) Cuban Eglys Cruz won the 2 Shooting Ibero
American Championship, underway in El Salvador in the 3x20 rifle
(singles) and team’s events, thus accumulating 4 gold medals in this
kind of tournament.
Eight
Crowns for Cuba at Pan American Youth Boxing Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
26 (acn) Cuba walked away with eight crowns and easily dominated the
Pan American Youth Boxing Tournament that concluded yesterday in
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
Three Cubans
to Participate in World Track Cycling Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
23 (acn) Cuba will participate with three riders in the World Track
Cycling Championship, which will be held in the city of Copenhagen,
Denmark, from March 24
through the 28 March.
Canadians
Make one-two in Vuelta a Cuba Stage
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
19 (acn) Canadian cyclist Guillaume Boivin and Martin Gilbert made
the one-two in the eleventh stage at the Vuelta a Cuba cycling tour
this Friday.
Cuban Mariño
Wins Stage at Vuelta a Cuba
CARDENAS, Cuba,
Feb 18 (acn) Cuban Yoel Mariño won this Thursday the 10th stage at
the 35
Vuelta a Cuba cycling tour, the sixth time he does it in his
hometown, Matanzas.
Cuba
Confirms Participation at Panama Judo Grand Prix
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
18 (acn) Cuba is among the 18 nations that already confirmed their
participation in the Judo Pan American Grand Prix, scheduled for
next February 26-27 in
panama, according to a report from the organizers.
Cuban Cyclist Breaks the Foreign
Spell in Vuelta a Cuba
SANTA CLARA,
Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) Cuban Yans Carlos Arias won the second part of
the ninth stage of the 35th Vuelta a Cuba XXXV, and broke the record
string of 10 consecutive victories from foreign riders.
Venezuelan
Under-23 Women’s Volleyball Team Trains in Cuba
SANTA CLARA,
Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) The Venezuela's team, which participates in Cuba
in the
Women's National Volleyball League, attended the event with the
aspiration to raise the
competitive level in the face of coming international commitments.
Canadian
Cyclist Lacombe Repeats Last Year Victory in Cienfuegos
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba,
Feb 17 (acn) Canadian Lacombe Keuen dominated the first fraction of
the
ninth stage of the 35th Vuelta a Cuba this Wednesday, as he did last
year in the 40-mile
circuit in this city.
Cuban
Alcolea Becomes new Leader in Vuelta a Cuba
TOPES DE COLLANTES,
Cuba, Feb 16 (acn) Defending champion Arnold Alcolea claimed his
rightful position as leader and yellow jersey wearer at the 35th
Vuelta a Cuba cycling tour after
winning this Tuesday the 8th stage.
Cuban
Dominguez to Magistral de Leon Chess tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 15 (acn)
Cuban GM Leinier Domínguez will be one of the 4 participants in the
Magistral de Leon chess tournament in Spain, along Armenian Levon
Aronian, Israeli Boris
Gelfand and host Francisco Vallejo.
Canadian
leads Vuelta a Cuba after Winning Time Trial
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba,
Feb 15 (acn) Canadian Ryan Roth had an impressive performance this
Monday during the time trial raced in this central Cuban city and
now wears the yellow jersey
of the Vuelta a Cuba.
Canadian
Cyclist Wins Fourth Stage of Vuelta a Cuba
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) Canadian cyclist Keuen Lacombe raced to
victory this Friday to
prove that last year’s successes in 4 stages of the Vuelta a Cuba
tour had not been by mere
chance.
Argentinean
Boxers Training in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 10 (acn) The best Argentinean boxers started a
training season in this city
seeking to get in good shape to the ODESUR tournament to be held
from March 19th through the
30th in the Colombian city of Medellin.
Dayron Robles
Remains Undefeated in Europe
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 10 (acn) For the third consecutive race in Europe
110 meter hurdler Dayron
Robles wins the 60 meter event, this time in Stockholm, Sweden.
Vuelta a
Cuba Cycling Tour Has a new Leader
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, Feb 10 (acn) Colombian Jaime Castañeda finished in the first
position during the second stage of the 35th Vuelta a Cuba cycling
tour and now is the new leader, both individually and in regularity.
Cuban Nacional
Athletics Team Trains in Spain
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) The main Cuban track-and-field athletes are
currently training at the
Fuente de la Niña Stadium in Guadalajara, Spain, for the upcoming
Doha 2010 Indoor Athletics
Championships. |
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Five Cuban
Boxers Top the World Ranking
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) A Cuban quintet held leading positions in
the newly updated ranking
of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which didn’t have
any major changes from the
one last September.
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Vuelta a Cuba
Cycling Tour Begins on Tuesday
HAVANA, Cuba,
Feb 8 (acn) The 35th ‘Vuelta a Cuba’ annual cycling tour begins on
Tuesday in the easternmost city of Baracoa with the participation of
10 foreign teams and 13 national squads that will cover 1,791
kilometers in 13 stages. |
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Baseball Player to the Bench After Failed Home Stealing
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Villa Clara outfielder Leonys Martin tried
the riskiest steal in a
baseball game, the home plate, but was caught on the attempt and on
top of that, his manager
decided to ground him and sent him right away to the showers.
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Cuba to
Organize Underwater Photography World Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Cuba will host the 2013 Underwater
Photography World Championship, which will contribute to promote the
potential of the island as a nautical destination.
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Cuban
Dominguez Satisfied with His Performance in Corus Chess
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez described his
performance at the
recently held Corus Chess tournament, the year’s first Grand Slam,
as good and said he was
with the mind set on his next undertaking.
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Cuban
GM Dominguez Draws in Wijk aan Zee; Remains Unbeaten
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Leinier Dominguez drew his match against
American Nakamura to
remain unbeaten after ten rounds in the Corus Chess Tournament, 2010
first Grand Slam,
underway in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. |
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Cuban
Athletes to Training Tour in Europe
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) The triple jumper Yargelis Savigne leads
the Cuban athletes who
will depart at the end of this month to participate in the
traditional winter training tour
through Europe, ending the fifth of March.
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Cuba Reiterates
Its Position for Mayagüez 2010 Games
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the
Cuban Olympic Committee (COC), reiterated Cuba's position regarding
its participation in the Mayaguez 2010 Central American and the
Caribbean Games.
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Cuban
2009 Best Sportspeople Receive their Awards
HAVANA, Cuba
, Jan 21 (acn) Cyclist Yumari Gonzalez, triple jumper Yargelis
Savigne and wrestler Mijail Lopez received their awards on Thursday
as the best Cuban athletes in 2009. |
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Foreign Teams Confirm Presence in Cuba’s Annual Cycling Tour
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 18 (acn) Seven foreign teams have already confirmed their
presence in the 35th ‘Vuelta a Cuba’ annual cycling tour, a category
2.2 event of the Pro Tour Circuit of the Americas, scheduled for
February 9-21. |
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Rosniel Iglesias:
Best Boxer of the Americas in 2009
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) Cuban Rosniel Iglesias, 64-kilo world
champion last year
in Milan, Italy, was chosen as the best boxer of
the Americas in 2009. |
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Leinier Dominguez to
Play Tie-Break Matches in Round 2 at World Chess Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (acn)
Playing with the white pieces, Cuban Grand Master (GM) Leinier
Dominguez, the best Latin American player with an ELO rating of 2719
points, tied on Wednesday with Italian Fabiano Caruana (2652) in the
second match of Round 2 of the World Chess Cup that is underway in
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
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Leinier Dominguez Ties
in First Match of Round 2 at World Chess Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 24 (acn) Playing with the black pieces, Cuban Grand Master
(GM) Leinier
Dominguez, the best Latin American player with an ELO rating of 2719
points, tied on Tuesday
with Italian Fabiano Caruana (2652) in the first match of the second
round of the World Chess
Cup that is underway in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
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Cuba Places Second in
FIVB Men’s Grand Champions Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Cuba beat Iran in four sets (25-14, 25-22, 15-25,
25-15) on Monday and in the process secured the second spot of the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s Grand Champions Cup
that concluded in the Japanese cities of Osaka and Nagoya.
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Cuban Captain Roberlandy Simon Named MVP of FIVB Men’s Grand
Champions Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Cuban Captain Roberlandy Simon was granted the
Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the International Volleyball
Federation (FIVB) Men’s Grand Champions Cup that concluded today in
the Japanese city of Nagoya. |
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Cuba Beats Poland in
FIVB Men’s Grand Champions Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 19 (acn) Cuba came from one set down to beat Poland in
four sets (22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-22) on Thursday during the second
day of actions in the FIVB’s Men’s Grand
Champions Cup in the Japanese city of Osaka.
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Cuban Dominguez Finishes
13 at World Blitz Chess Championship
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 18 (acn) Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez finished 13 among 22
players at the
Moscow World Blitz Championship, an event won by Wonder boy
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
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Brazil Beats Cuba in
Opening Day of FIVB’s Men’s Grand Champions Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 18 (acn) Brazil edged Cuba 3-2 (25-22, 24-26, 25-18,
23-25, 15-10) in their debut at the International Volleyball
Federation (FIVB) men’s Grand Champions Cup that began today in the
Japanese city of Osaka.
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Cuba’s Women’s
Volleyball Coach Passed Away in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn)
Antonio “Ñico” Perdomo, who, along with Professor Eugenio George,
guided the Cuban women’s volleyball team to Olympic gold medals in
1992 and 1996 and the bronze in 2004, died of respiratory failure on
Monday, according to a state television report.
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Some 400 Delegates
Attend Int’l Sports Convention in Havana
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 9 (acn) Nearly 400 delegates from more than 30 countries
are attending the 3rd International Convention on Physical
Activities and Sports that began today and will run
through November13 at the Convention Center in Havana.
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Unheard-of Call in Cuban
Baseball Game Raises Controversy
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 6 (acn) After five days of exchanges and discussions, the
2nd Congress on
Cuban-Arab Medicine concludes today in Havana with a new boost to
cooperation between the
Caribbean nation and the Arab world.
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Cuban Gymnastics
Athletes training in Brazil for Pan Am Tournament
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Several Cuban teens are training this Tuesday in
Aracaju, Brazil,
venue of the Gymnastics Junior Pan American Championships that will
grant 5 tickets to the
Singapore 2010 First Youth Olympic Games.
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FIVB Announces Field for
2010 Men’s World League
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 30 (acn) Cuba will be playing in Pool D of the
International Volleyball
Federation (FIVB) Men’s World League 2010 accompanied by Argentina,
Poland and Germany.
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Cuba’s Volleyball Team
to Face Tough Challenges
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
29 (acn) The men’s Cuban volleyball team is intensifying its
training in the face of the Japanese Grand Champions Cup and the
Italy’s World Championship, scheduled for upcoming November and
September-October 2010, respectively. |
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Cuban Women’s Baseball
Team Gets Ready for Pan Am Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
29 (acn) A shortlist of baseball women from several Cuban provinces
is getting ready to participate at the 1st Pan American Baseball
Championship (women) schedule to run from November 13th through the
23rd at the Venezuelan city of Valencia. |
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NORCECA Establishes
Eugenio George Award
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
26 (acn) The XX Congress of North, Central American and Caribbean
Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) approved on Saturday to create
the Eugenio George Laffita Trophy to be presented, as of 2010, to
the most outstanding coach of the NORCECA Women’s Continental
Championship.
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Cuba Has 22 Chess Grand
Masters Now
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
Lelys Martinez became the 22nd Cuban Grand Master according to the
FIDE latest update. The first one had been Silvino Garcia in 1975.
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Cuba Wins Regional Men’s
Volleyball Tournament and Ticket for Grand Champions Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn)
Cuba defeated the United States in four sets (25-21, 22-25, 25-21,
25-22) to claim the crown of the NORCECA Men’s Continental
Championship that concluded yesterday in the Puerto Rican city of
Bayamon and in the process secured the last remaining ticket to the
upcoming International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Grand
Champions Cup. |
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Cuban
Breaks TWO World Records in Ball Control
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn) Cuban
ball control specialist Erick Hernandez broke not one but two
Guinness records this Saturday in the head football control at the Zaratoga Hotel in this capital.
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Cuba Beats Canada and Makes it to
Volleyball Finals
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn) Cuba
beat Canada 3-0 in one of the two semi-final matches at the 21st
men’s North, Centro American and the Caribbean (NORCECA) volleyball
tournament, underway in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
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Silver Medal for Cuban
Taekwondo Expert at World Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Cuban Tahimi Castellanos won the silver medal of the women’s 67-kilo
division of the 19th World Championships of Taekwondo underway in
Copenhagen, Denmark, until next Sunday.
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Cuba Advances to Semifinals of Regional Volleyball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Cuba downed host Puerto Rico in three sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-20) on
Wednesday and in the process remained undefeated at the North,
Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Men’s Continental
Volleyball Championship that is underway in the city of
Bayamon and which grants only one ticket for next November’s Grand
Champions Cup in Japan. |
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Leinier Domínguez to Play in
Corus Chess 2010
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Cuban Leinier Dominguez is one of the 14 Grand Masters invited to
the Corus Chess 2010 tournament in Wijk ann Zee, Netherlands, as
recently announced on the event’s website. |
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Cuban Taekwondo Fighter
Eliminated at World Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn)
Cuban Taekwondo specialist Dainellis Montejo was out of the medals
position in the 49 kilogram division at the 19th World Championship
underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, which witnessed the Spanish
Brigitte Yague win the gold medal. |
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Cuba Downs Barbados in
Regional Volleyball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn)
Cuba took an easy 25-10, 25-11, 25-16 straight set win over Barbados
on Tuesday improving its record to 2-0 in Pool A of the North,
Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Men’s Continental
Volleyball Championship that is underway in the Puerto Rican city of
Bayamon and which grants only one ticket for next November’s
Grand Champions Cup in Japan.
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Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympic Games
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The
Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will organize the 2016 Olympic Games
after winning this Friday at the voting in Copenhague, Denmark,
which caused a burst of happiness in the South American city. |
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Cuban Fencer Advances to Next Round
in World Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
1 (acn) Cuban fencer Guillermo Madrigal qualified to the round of 64
in the Antalya Fencing World Championship underway in Turkey till
next October 8th. |
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Cuban Cyclist
Ranks Third in America
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 30 (acn) Cuban Arnold Alcolea finished in the
third position once the International Cycling Union’s América Tour
2008-2009 point accumulation closed, with Colombian Gregorio Ladino
in the top position. |
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Gold Medal for Cuba at World
Wrestling Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
28 (acn) Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez won the crown of
the 120-kilo division at the World Championships of the sport that
concluded yesterday in Herning, Denmark. |
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Cuban Handicapped Man
Sets New World Record
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 28
(acn) The Cuban handicapped athlete Lázaro Curbelo Pupo, broke
his own world record in ball control with weights by hitting a
football 31 times without letting it touch ground while holding
256 pounds on his shoulders.
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Cuban
Despaigne Sets New Home-run Record for World Cups
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 25 (acn) Cuban outfielder and fourth batter
Alfredo Despaigne hit his 10th homer at the 38th Baseball World Cup
and set a new record for this kind of events.
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Cuba Passes
Over Canada on its Way to Finals in World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 25 (acn) The Cuban national team beat its Canadian counterpart
5-1 to guarantee its presence at the Sunday’s game for the gold
medal against the US team at the 38th Baseball World Cup. |
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Cuban
Domínguez to Defend his Blitz Chess World Title
HAVANA, Cuba,
sep 25 (acn) Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez was confirmed to defend his
title at the Blitz Chess World Championship, scheduled for November
16-18 in Moscow, Russia. |
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Cuba Hammers
Taipei in Baseball Cup
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 23 (acn) The Cuban national team hammered Taipei 8-0 and is one
step away from the ticket to the finals at the 38th Baseball World
Cup.
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Cuban Women
Smash Chile in Basketball
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 23 (acn) Cuba’s women basketball team smashed 94-60 the Chilean
team at the Wold Championship qualifying tournament underway till
upcoming September 27th in Cuiba, capital city of the Brazilian
state of Mato Grosso. |
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Cuba Suffers
but Defeats Australia at Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
22 (acn) A two-run homer by Alfredo Despaigne combined with a good
performance by Cuban hurdlers allowed the Caribbean squad to win
over Australia 2-1 in the first game of the semi-finals of the 38th
Baseball World Cup. |
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Cuba Beats
Costa Rica in Opener of Regional Women’s Volleyball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 23 (acn) Cuba beat Costa Rica in four sets (25-14, 25-10,
22-25, 25-20) during its debut at the North, Central American and
Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Women’s Continental
Championship that began yesterday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. |
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Cuba Beats Spain 10-0 in
Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
17 (acn) Cuban right-handed Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez pitched seven
scoreless innings against Spain to lead his team to a 10-0 victory
that qualifies it to the third round of the 2009 Baseball World Cup. |
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Cuba Hammers Venezuela at Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (acn) Cuba hammered 10-0 the Venezuelan team in
a match corresponding to Group G, during the second round of the
baseball World Cup, at the Amsterdam Pirates Stadium in Holland. |
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Presented Flag to Cuban Teams to World
Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 15 (acn) The Cuban fencing, women’s basketball and
wrestling teams that will participate in the upcoming world
championships in their specialities were presented with the national
flag at the Cerro Pelado High Performance Athletes School. |
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Three Titles for Cuba at
World Athletics Final
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 14 (acn)
With only five representatives, Cuba walked away with three titles
from the IAAF World Athletics Final that took place over the weekend
in Thessaloniki, Greece. |
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Cuba Defeats Nicaragua at Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 14 (acn) The Cuban baseball team beat its
Nicaraguan counterpart 4-1 at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Harlem, at
the 38 Baseball World Cup. |
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Cuba: Gold
and Silver at Boxing World Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 12 (acn)
Cuba’s boxing squad finished its performance at the World
Championships held in Milan Italy with a harvest of one gold, one
silver and two bronze medals.
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Cuba Beats Spain 5-4 at Baseball
World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
12 (acn) Cuban Yosvany Peraza, as pinch-hitter, blasted a fast ball
over the center field fence in the eighth inning to give Cuba the
victory over Spain at the Baseball World Cup. |
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Two Cubans for Gold at
Boxing World Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 11 (acn)
Cuban heavyweight boxer Osmay Acosta won his bout against French
John M'Bumba 9-2 and became the second Cuban to qualify to the
finals, after light welter Rosniel Iglesias had done it hours before.
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Cuban Boxer Iglesias to
Finals in Milan
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 11 (acn)
Rosniel Iglesias beat Mongolian Munkh Uranchimeg 6-4 to secure the
silver medal and his ticket to the finals at the Boxing World
Championship underway in Milan, Italy.
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Cuba Beats South Africa
in World Baseball Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
The Cuban national baseball team beat South Africa 10-5 on Friday in
the second day of competitions of the 38th World Cup of the sport
that is taking place in several European cities.
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Cuba KOd Puerto
Rico in Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 10 (acn) Cuban right-handed Norge Luis Vera pitched a scoreless
seven inning game while his team-mates hit the Puerto Rican hurlers
at pleasure to give Cuba its first victory 10-0 at the 38 Baseball
World Cup. |
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Cuban Athletes
to World Final in Greece
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 10
(acn) Discus thrower Yarelis Barrios, silver medallist in Berlin
2009 World Championships, leads the five-athlete Cuban delegation
that will participate at the Athletics World Finals in Greece,
September 12-13. |
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Cuban
Youngsters Benefit from Tennis International Camp
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 10
(acn) Eight under 13 Cuban tennis players will benefit from the
International Training Camp that will take place for the first time
in this capital, starting next Saturday. |
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Cuba Lashes AIBA
over Bad Verdict
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 9 (acn)
Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC)
demanded the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for sterner
measures against wrong verdicts in that sport.
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Four Cuban Boxers Advance to
Semi-finals in Milan
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
9 (acn) Heavyweight Osmay Acosta held his advantage in the third
round over Moroccan Mojhammed Arjaquí to give Cuba the fourth
victory in the quarter-finals of the Milan Boxing World Championship. |
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Cuba and Japan
Renew Sports Collaboration Agreement
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 9 (acn) Cuba and Japan renewed this Wednesday in Havana
an agreement for exchange and collaboration in the field of sports
that was implemented nine years ago.
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Nine Cuban
Boxers for Bronze in Milan
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sep 8 (acn) Cruiser Osmay Acosta closed the day for the Cuban
squad with victory over Bulgarian Tervel Pulet, the fourth with one
loss for the Caribbean squad in the Boxing World Championships
underway in Milan, Italy.
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Cuba Ready for
Baseball World Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sep 8 (acn) After training and playing several friendly
matches in Italy, the Cuban baseball squad is almost defined for the
upcoming World Cup, though some changes are not out of the question. |
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Rio de Janeiro
Presents Olympic Candidacy in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 7 (acn) Amidst a warm
atmosphere the details of the Rio de Janeiro candidacy for the 2016
Summer Games were presented in this city, by Carlos Roberto Osorio,
secretary-general of the candidacy, reported Jit website.
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Boxing World
Championship: Five Cubans to Quarter-Finals
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 7 (acn) Super heavyweight Erislandy savon was the fifth Cuban
boxer this Monday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the world
championships underway in Milan, Italy, and now Cuba accumulates 18
victories with only one loss. |
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Cuban Discus
Thrower Wins Rieti Grand Prix
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 7 (acn) Cuban discus thrower Yarelis Barrios won this Sunday
the gold medal at the Reiti IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Italy and the
right to participate in the upcoming World Athletics Final in Greece. |
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International Fishing Association Supports
Cuban Marlin Fishing Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) Australia’s representative in the
International Game Fishing Association (IGFA), Mark Maher,
reaffirmed in Havana his organization’s support of the 60th
International Marlin Fishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway 2010. |
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Cuba Still Undefeated at
World Boxing Championship in Italy
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
7 (acn) Cuban boxers remain undefeated with 13 consecutive wins at
the World Championship of the sport that is underway in the Italian
city of Milan. |
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Cuba Undefeated at World
Boxing Championship in Italy
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
4 (acn) Cuban boxers remain undefeated at the World Championship of
the sport that is underway in the Italian city of Milan. |
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Boxer Toledo Gives Third
Victory to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep
3 (acn) Featherweight Yasniel Toledo defeated Brazilian Robson
Conceicao 21-7 for the third consecutive victory at the World Boxing
Championships underway in Milan, Italy. |
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Second Cuban Victory at
Boxing World Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (acn)
Cuban boxer Rey Eduardo Recio ruled on the ring since the first gong
to pass over Hungarian Norbert Harcsa to give Cuba its second
victory at the World Championship, underway in Milan, Italy. |
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Cuban Dominguez to Join Topalov´s
Team
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (acn)
Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez will be part of the working team of FIDE
ranking leader Bulgarian GM Vesselin Topalov (2 813 ELO) for his
match for the world title against champion Viswanathan Anand. |
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Cuba Announces
Teams to Wrestling World Championships
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The
Cuban Wrestling federation announced the 14 athlete squad, including
the first woman, that will participate at the World Championships in
Herning, Denmark, to run from September 21st to the 27th, reported
the Cuban sports specialized website Jit.
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Two Cuban Fencers Ready for World
Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 1 (acn) Cuba will have two representatives at the
upcoming Fencing World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, starting
next September 30th, reported Rigoberto Morejon, Cuba’s national
commissioner of the speciality to ACN news agency. |
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Savon Gives
First Victory to Cuba at Boxing Championships
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 1 (acn) Cuban super heavy-weight Erislandy Savon won quickly his
bout at the opening day of the Boxing World Championships underway
in Milan, Italy, thus signing the first victory for the Cuban squad. |
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Rookie Savon to Open for Cuba at Boxing World
Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn) Super Heavy-weight
Erislandy Savon will open Cuba’s performance this Tuesday at the
first day of the Boxing World Championship in Milan, Italy, an event
attended by record 554 athletes from 144 nations. |
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World Champion Yargelis Savigne Arrives in
Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 29 (acn) Cuban world champion Yargelis Savigne
arrived in Havana on Friday after winning the crown at the 12th IAAF
World Championships in Athletics recently held in Berlin, Germany. |
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Cuban Giralt
Wins Silver in Zurich Golden League
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 28 (acn)
Cuban triple jumper Arnie David Giralt proved his bronze medal in
Berlin World Championships were not by chance and with a 17.31 leap
finished second in the Zurich Athletics meeting this Friday.
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 Silver
for Cuban Yanet Bermoy in World Judo Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn)
Yanet Bermoy on Thursday gave Cuba its first medal during the second
day of competitions of the 26th World Judo Championships underway in
Rotterdam, Holland.
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Three Cuban Boats to Finals B in Poznan
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) Cuba placed three
boats this Thursday in the B Finals of the Rowing World
Championships, underway in Poznan, Poland which will compete for the
7th to the 12th positions. |
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Cuban Athletes to Zurich Golden
League Stage
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
27 (acn) Cubans Guillermo Martinez and David Giralt will participate
this Friday in the Zurich Athletics meeting, the fifth stage of the
Golden League, along Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, and
other stars that competed in the World Championships last week. |
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I am feeling well, says Dayron Robles
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 26 (acn) “I was examined by Professor Alvarez
Cambras and he told me to return in a month. It must be a routine
check-up since I am feeling well”, were the words of Olympic
champion Dayron Robles in a phone interview to Juventud Rebelde
newspaper. |
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No Medals for Cuba in Opening Day at Judo
Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 26 (acn) Cuba’s only judoka competing today,
Yasmani Piker, after winning his first combat, lost for the bronze,
thus leaving Cuba without medals on the opening day of the 24th Judo
World Championships in Rotterdam, Holland. |
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Cuba Announces Team for
Upcoming World Baseball Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
25 (acn) Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez, Vice
President of the Council of Ministers and member of the Politburo of
the Cuban Communist Party, presented on Monday the Cuban national
flag to the team that will represent the Caribbean nation in the
upcoming World Baseball Cup scheduled to take place next month in
several European countries. |
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Yasmani Piker Opens for Cuba at Judo World
Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 25 (acn) Judoka Yasmani Piker will be the first
Cuban to fight at the 24th World Champiosnhips in Rotterdam this
Wednesday, where the organizers are expecting some 660 judokas from
108 countries to participate. |
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