Cuba’s Alejandro Parada finished tenth in the long jump final event of the 19th World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Cuban long jumper tenth in World Athletics Championships
Calixto Garcia: an icon of national rebellion
Born on August 4, 1839 in the city of Holguín, Calixto García Iñiguez stood out for his remarkable service record in Cuba’s three wars of independence, crowned with the historic vindication of patriotism conveyed in his letter to U.S. General William Shafter, when the mambises were prevented from entering the city of Santiago de Cuba at the end of the 1895-98 war.
Cuban Durand in semifinals of 200 m, others with very good results at World Parathletics Cup
Cuban star sprinter Omara Durand advanced to the semifinals of the 200 meters (m), category T12 (profoundly visually impaired), at the World Parathletics Championships in Paris, where she has already won two gold medals.
Authorities Monitor Heavy rains in Eastern Cuban Province
An expert team in this eastern Cuban province is monitoring the impact of persistent heavy rains which have thus far inflicted minor property damage.
Heavy rains cause serious flooding in Cuban eastern province
Floods in areas near rivers, people evacuated and power outages were the result of heavy rains that affected this weekend the municipality of Banes, in the province of Holguin.