Sports

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  IAAF, Czech Republic, decathlete, Leonel Suarez, Kladno, Gotzis, Austria

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 16.- Cuban decathlete Leonel Suarez won the gold medal of one the third stop of the 2011 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge that took place on Wednesday and Thursday in the Czech city of Kladno. The Cuban 2008 Olympic silver medallist in Beijing accumulated 8,231 points to rel…
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  2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Omen of a Sad Reality for Cuba

  By Leonardo Pupo Pupo/ Taken from ACN
  
  The recent elimination of the Cuban soccer team in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup showed the condition of this sport that raises passion in Cuba, even tough it is not the national sport.

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  United States, Champion of Hemingway Fishing Tournament

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 13.- The crew aboard the DE-Bait Able boat from the United States was the champion of the Cuba-hosted 61st International Marlin Fishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway after capturing four marlins. According to the organizers of the event, hosted every year by Marina Hemingway in Ha…
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  Cuba Finished Second in Montreaux Volleyball Masters Tourney

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 13.- The Cuban women’s volleyball team won the silver medal in the Montreaux Volleyball Masters Tournament, in Switzerland, when it lost to Japn in the final match 0-3. According to the website of the event, the Cuban team lost 24-26, 18-25 and19-25 in a match that lasted on…

• Cuban Yargelis Savigne Wins Second Gold at IAAF’s 2011 Diamond League

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 10.- The 2007 and 2009 women’s Triple Jump World champion Yargelis Savigne won the gold medal during the fifth meeting of the 2011 Diamond League of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that took place on Thursday in Oslo, Norway. Thus, Savigne remains…
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  Mexico Steamrolled Cuba 5-0 at CONCACAF Gold Cup

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 10 (acn) Mexico on Thursday took their second 5-0 victory in as many outings in Group A of the CONCACAF Gold Cup that is underway in several cities of the United States as they steamrolled Cuba in Charlotte, North Carolina. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and Giovani Dos Santo…
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  Cuba Beats France in Men’s World Volleyball League

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 10.- The Cuban national men’s volleyball team beat host France in four sets (29-27, 25-27, 25-23, 33-31) on Thursday in the city of Tours to remain in contention for the Final Round of the 2011 World League. Wilfredo Leon led the Cuban attack with 28 points while Henry Bell an…
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  Cuba and Argentina Lead Hemingway Fishing Tournament

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 9.- Contestants from Argentina and Cuba aboard the Marina Bella boat are leading the 61st Ernest Hemingway International Marlin Fishing underway off Havana’s coasts with 1,050 points scored so far. The team which fished the first marlin of the event on Tuesday has captured two…
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  Five Cuban Players Qualified for World Cup of Chess

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 7.- Five Cuban players won the right to participate in the World Cup of Chess that will take place in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, from August 26 to September 21 later this year. The list of the 128 participants in the event was officially announced on Monday by the International Ch…
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  Cuba Loses to Dominican Republic in Volleyball Tournament in China

  Havana, Cuba, Jun 4.- The Cuban women’s squad lost 1-3 to the Dominican Republic in the second phase of the Chinese international volleyball tournament held in the city of Beilun.