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The Cuban women's basketball team lost any chance of winning a medal in the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games (JCC) in San Salvador after losing 67-73 to Puerto Rico in the game for the third place.

 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Jun 28 (ACN) When her friends goaded her into boxing practice seven months ago, Legnis Calá (57 kg) never thought she would be in the finals of a Central American and Caribbean event. And yet, she made history in the 24th edition of the Games in El Salvador by becoming the first Cuban to fight for a medal since women’s boxing got the go-ahead in the Island in December 2022.

Cuba bid farewll to the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023 with one gold and three silver medals, with the coxless quad (4x)’s performance as the highlight of the tournament.

Continuous mistakes while driving and defending the ball led the Cuban national soccer team to lose 0-1 its first game to Guatemala in Pool D of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Cuban pair of Noslen Díaz-Jorge Luis Alayo notched up a 2-0 victory over the Puerto Ricans Kevin Rodríguez and Josué Rivera and won the bronze medal in the beach volleyball tournament of the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023.

“I wanted to close these Central American and Caribbean Games on a high note,” said table tennis player Andy Pereira, whose gold medal in the men's singles placed Cuba first by countries in this sport.

Cuban weightlifter Marifelix Sarria got the gold in clean and jerk in the over 87-kilo division (body weight) at the Central American and Caribbean Games, underway in El Salvador.

Cuba registered today a golden-silver day in the second of finals A of the rowing tournament of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, held at the Ilopango Lake in the capital of El Salvador.

With Cuban flags a group of Salvadorans go to the Saturnino Bengoa baseball stadium in this city, moved by the feelings of brotherhood between the two countries and the solidarity that Cuba has always expressed.

The Cuban duos of Noslen Diaz-Jorge Luis Alayo and Amanda Armenteros-Yenifer Rivera will seek bronze medals today in the beach volleyball tournament of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, after losing in the semifinals.

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