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Sports

Marabana 2010, Sports Party in Cuban Streets

By: Ilsa Rodríguez / Photos by José (Tito) Meriño

Considered Cuba's most popular sports competition, the national marathon, MARABANA, a long distance 42, 195-metre race through the avenues and streets of the city of Havana, was held November 21st with some 3,000 runners from 74 countries, all trying to surpass their personal best to reach their own Olympus.

Cuba´s Athletic Predominance

By: Moisés Pérez Mok, Special Envoy / Photos: José Meriño

Cuba´s performance resulting in 123 gold medals, 66 silver and 65 bronze re-established its athletic predominance and was proclaimed Champion of the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games of Veracruz, 2014. Even with a smaller delegation, composed of about 540 athletes, and without participating in 108 of the 446 events, the Island came in second to Mexico in the medals table, who finished with 115 gold medals, 106 sliver 106 and 111 bronze. “This time the general level of competition was much tougher”, said Antonio Becali, Cuba´s President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).

A Chess Legend´s Legacy

By Adrián Mengana

Based in the Cuban capital, the Latin American Higher Institute of Chess (LHIC) offers national and international chess staunch support for the development and promotion of all aspects of the game.

Cuban boxing on the rise

By Lemay Padrón Oliveros

Absences for different reasons, along with the accelerated rise of young people to the national team without being completely ready for that step, have caused a drop in Cuba’s boxing performance in recent years.