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Cuban Pereira Eliminated in the
World Table Tennis Championship
HAVANA,
Cuba, May 16 (acn) Cuban Andy Pereira said goodbye today
to the World Table Tennis Championship in Paris, France,
after being beaten 0-4 by Chinese Taipei Chih-Yuan
Chuang, who is number six in the world ranking.
Cuban Pereira Eliminated
in the World Table Tennis Championship
HAVANA ,
Cuba, May 16 (acn) Cuban Isam Ortiz had an excellent
performance by ending second and reaching a ticket to
the World Cup in the Continental Chess Championship, won
by Peruvian Julio Granda.
Cuban Triple Jumper Wins
the Athletics Grand Prix in Brazil
HAVANA,
Cuba, May 13 (acn) Cuban triple jumper Ernesto Reve won
the gold medal at the first stage of the Brazil Grand
Prix, which was held in the city of Belém, where he had
a 17.37 meters leap.
Cuba Won Two Medals in
Canoe World Cup
HAVANA ,
Cuba, May 13 (acn) Cuba harvested today two medals (silver
and bronze) in the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged,
Hungary through the duo Sergey Torres and Rolexis Baez
in C-2.
Cubans Share the Top in
the Continental Chess Championship
HAVANA,
Cuba, May 13 (acn) Two Cuban GMs are tied in the top in
a group of four with 6.5 points, in the American
Continental Chess Championship underway in Cochabamba,
Bolivia, with only three days left.
Byelorussian Minister
Happy with Visit to Cuba
Havana,
May 10 (acn) The Minister of Sport and Tourism of the
Republic of Belarus, Alexander Igorievich Shamko,
described as very positive his four-day official visit
to Cuba, where he exchanged with authorities in this
field.
Cuba Wins Three Other
Medals in World Junior Weightlifting
Championships
HAVANA,
Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuba won three medals today at the
2013 IWF Junior World Championships in Lima, capital of
Peru, through Arley Mendez, who reached the subtitle and
two third places in the 85 kg division.
Cuba with Five Titles in
Guadeloupe Athletics Meeting
HAVANA,
Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuba won five titles in the Guadeloupe
Athletics Meeting by winning the 400 meters and 400
meters hurdles in men’s and the 800 and 100 meters for
women, but the most outstanding performance was achieved
by Orlando Ortega in the 110 meters hurdles.
Cuban Judokas in
Outstanding Positions at World Ranking
HAVANA,
Cuba , May 8 (acn) Seven Cuban judokas are well placed
in the world ranking, after the last update of the list,
especially Idalis Ortiz, who heads the division of more
than 78 kilograms.
Cuban Weightlifter Ends
Fifth in the World Youth Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Cuban Ediel Marquez of the 69 kilograms division
finished fifth today at the World Youth Weightlifting
Championships, under way in the city of Lima, capital of
Peru. Marquez, bronze medalist in the 1st
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010, could not reach his
best record (305 kg) when totaling 298 kilograms; a
performance that relegated him to the fifth place,
between 25 athletes taking part in the competition.
Cuban Pair Achieves the
Silver Medal in Diving Grand Prix
HAVANA, Cuba, May 6 (acn) Cubans José Antonio Guerra and
Jeinkler Aguirre won a silver medal during the Diving Grand
Prix in the men’s 10 meter platform synchronized, which took
place this weekend in Canada.
Cuban Badminton Player
Osleni Guerrero to Compete in the World
Championships
HAVANA, Cuba, May 6
(acn)
Cuban
Osleni
Guerrero qualified among the
64 athletes
who will compete
in the
Badminton World Championships
to be held from
August 5 to 11 in
China.
Outstanding Cuban
Performance in Capablanca Memorial
HAVANA , Cuba, May 2 (acn) Cubans GMs Yuniesky Quesada and
Leinier Dominguez ended second and third respectively in the
Elite group of the Capablanca Memorial, won by Hungarian
Zoltan Almasi.
Cuban Yuniesky Quesada
Leads Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 29 (acn) Cuban GM Yuniesky Quesada is now
the sole leader of the Elite group of the Capablanca
Memorial thanks to his victory over Hungarian Zoltan Almasi,
who previously shared the top of the standings with him.
Cuban Pole Vaulter Silva
Sets National Record in the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 25 (acn) Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva
won the 2013 Drake Relays Pole Vault in the Mall on
Wednesday night at Jordan Creek Town Center, setting event
and Cuban national records in the process.
Capablanca Memorial: First
Victory in the Elite Group
HAVANA, Cuba , Apr 24 (acn) Hungarian Zoltan Almasi broke
today the draw monopoly in the Elite group of the Capablanca
Chess Memorial, where Cubans Yuniesky Quesada and Leinier
Dominguez remained undefeated.
Only Draws at the Elite G
roup of the Capablanca Memorial So Far
HAVANA,Cuba ,
Apr 23 (acn) The
six Grand
Masters (GM) enrolled in the
Elite group
of the Capablanca
Memorial based in the
Havana-Riviera
hotel disputed the second day and all the matches ended in
draws.
Cuba Finishes Second in
the Central American Shooting Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) The Cuban team ranked second by
countries in the 17th sport shooting Central American and
the Caribbean Championships, which was held in Guatemala.
Cuban Pair Wins Sliver in
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) The
Cuban duo made up by Karel Peña and Sergio Gonzalez won a
silver medal in its debut at the North, Central American and
Caribbean (NORCECA) Circuit of Beach Volleyball, based in
Guatemala City.
Cuba Finishes Third in Pan
American Judo Team’s Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) Cuba achieved bronze medals in
both sexes team’s event in the Pan American Judo
Championships held this weekend at the Hatillo Sports City,
in San José, Costa Rica.
Cubans Draw in their Debut
in the Capablanca Memorial
HAVANA, Cuba , Apr 22 (acn)
Cubans Yuniesky Quesada and Leinier Dominguez, who are our
representatives included in the Elite group of the
Capablanca Memorial, both drew during the first day of this
chess event.
Cuba Increases its Medal
Harvest in CA Shooting T ournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn)
Jorge
Grau
and his team reached the titles in
the men’s 10 meters
air pistol for increasing the
Cuban harvest in
the 17th Central
American and Caribbean
Championships of Shooting, based in
Guatemala .
Cuban Archer Wins Three
Gold Medals in Merengue Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn) Cuban
archer Juan Carlos Stevens, who finished fifth in Beijing
2008, won three gold medals at the Fifth Merengue Cup of
archery, held in the Dominican Republic.
Cuban Divers Today at
Diving World Series in the UK
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 19 (acn)
The Cuban duo of Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre
will compete in the synchronized platform today, in the
third stop of the Cliff Diving World Series to be held until
April 21st in the British city of Edinburgh .
Cuba Wins Gold at Central
American Sports Shooting Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, April 17 (acn)
Cuba got a gold medal in the 50-meter pistol collective
category and a silver medal in the individual by Eliecer
Mora at the Central American and Caribbean Sports Shooting
Championship, underway in Guatemala.
Cuba Wins its Second Title
in the Central American and Caribbean
Championships of Shooting
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 17 (acn) The
Cuban men's team of rapid fire pistol achieved today its
second title in the Central American and Caribbean
Championships of that discipline, based in Guatemala.
Cuba Ranks Four in
Underwater Photography World Championship
HAVANA,
Cuba, Apr 16 (acn) Cuba ranked fourth in
the 14th CMAS 2013 Underwater
Photography World Championship among
competitors from 17 nations.
Camagüey Leads the Central
Cuban Team’s National Boxing Tourney
SANCTI
SPIRITUS, Cuba, Apr 16 (acn) Camagüey's
squad racks up 57 points in the
beginning here today of the Central
Zonal Team’s National Boxing Tournament.
Cuban’s Team Wins Russian
Chess Club League
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 14 (acn) The Saint Petersburg
team, with Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez among its
members, won the Russian Chess Club League with
11 points, ahead of the Malakhit and Ugra
squads.
Cuban Guerrero Wins
Badminton Peru Open
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 14 (acn) The Cuban badminton
player Osleni Guerrero won the gold medal at the
XVIII International Open Tournament in Peru,
with victory in the final against Israeli Misha
Zilberman.
FIFA
President to Visit Cuba next Week
HAVANA, Cuba, April 12 (acn) The president of
the International Federation of Association
Football (FIFA), Swiss Joseph Blatter, will pay
a two-day working visit to Cuba starting Tuesday,
April 16 as part of a tour of several Latin
American countries.
Cuba will Contest Barbados
Pan-Am Triathlon Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, April 12
(acn) Young Cuban athlete Ana Leydis Arias, from
eastern Granma province, will represent the
island at the fourth stage of the Pan-American
Triathlon Cup, to take place April 21 in
Bridgetown, Barbados.
FIFA
President will arrive in Cuba on Tuesday
Havana, Apr 12 (acn) The
president of the International Football
Federation (FIFA), Sepp Blatter will arrive in
Cuba on Tuesday for a two-day working visit, as
part of a tour through several Latin American
countries.
Matanzas Wins Again and is
Closer to the Top of the Cuban National Baseball
Series
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 10
(acn) Matanzas reaffirmed its good pace in the
Cuban Baseball Championship by defeating 4- 3
Ciego de Avila, the reigning champion.
Cuban
Women's Team Finishes Second in Pan American
Wrestling Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 8 (acn) Cuba finished second
in the women freestyle wrestling tournament of
the Pan American Championship held in Panama,
which concludes today with the finals of the
men's style.
Cuban Wrestlers Garnered
Medals at Pan-Am Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, April 8 (acn) All 15 Cuban
wrestlers who contested the Pan-American
Wrestling Championship, in Panama, got medals in
the Greco-roman and free styles.
Cuba and the Mexican State
of Campeche Sign Sports Agreement
HAVANA, Cuba, April 6 (acn)Cuba and the Mexican
state of Campeche signed a bilateral
collaboration agreement in the field of sports,
the Cuban embassy in Mexico announced on Friday.
Haiti is Interested in
Expanding Sports Cooperation with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, April 6 (acn) Haiti’s Youth and
Sports minister Magalie Racine expressed her
interest in expanding and strengthening
cooperation with Cuba in the sports sector.
Cuba and Zambia Renew
Sports Collaboration Accords
HAVANA, Cuba, April 6 (acn)Cuba and Zambia
renewed a Sports Collaboration accord aimed at
further strengthening bilateral relations
between their peoples and governments.
Alcolea, Cuban Best Placed
in the America Road Cycling Ranking
HAVANA , Cuba, Apr 1st (acn) Arnold Alcolea is the
best-positioned Cuban man cyclist in the America
Tour individual ranking after occupying the
tenth seat with 43 units in a list that was
recently updated by the International Cycling
Union .
Cuba Will Participate in
the Pan American Judo Championship with Olympic
Medalists
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 1st (acn) Olympic medalists Idalis
Ortiz, Yanet Bermoy and Asley Gonzalez lead the
Cuban team that will participate in the Pan
American Judo Championships, to be held in San
Jose, Costa Rica.
Cuban Otero Wins the
Mexico National Open Chess Championship
HAVANA , Cuba, Apr 1st (acn) Cuban Diasmany Otero
achieved his seventh victory through which he
won the Mexico National Open Chess Championship,
which brought together nearly 200 contestants in
its main group.
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