Cuba's women's and men's handball teams already know their rivals for the I Pan American Junior Games, to be held in Cali, Colombia from November 25 to December 5.

With an excellent demonstration, four-time world champion and double Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz (92 kgs) defeated Bulgarian Radoslav Pantaleev unanimously, and gave the eighth victory to Cuba in his debut today in the fifth round of the World Boxing Championship in Belgrade, capital of Serbia.

Cuban boxers Osbel Caballero (57 kg) and Kevin Brown (67 kg) will be seeking their second victories today in World Boxing Championship held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Without much effort, two-time world champion and Olympic titleholder Andy Cruz (63.5 kgs) beat today 5-0 the inexperienced Panamanian Jonathan Miniel, and achieved the third victory in a row of Cuban athletes in the World Boxing Championship held in Belgrade, Serbia, which will end next November 6.

Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated today on Twitter the Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez, for deserving the award for outstanding athlete performance, awarded by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Cuban Jasiel Rivero and his club Valencia Basket, will have tomorrow their second game at the Eurocup basketball tournament, which in terms of quality is only behind the Euroleague in the Old Continent.

Osbel Caballero (57 kg) and Kevin Brown (67 kg) will mark Cuba’s debut today in the World Boxing Championship, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, until November 5.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awarded the prize for outstanding athlete performance to Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López, who won his fourth Olympic crown in Tokyo 2020.

Headed by three of its four Tokyo-2020 champions, the Cuban boxing team will leave Uzbekistan today for Belgrade, capital of Serbia, to take part in the upcoming World Boxing Championships to be held from Oct. 25 to Nov. 5.

The 35th edition of Marabana will take place in Havana on Sunday, November 21, under special conditions for participants and organizers, according to event director Carlos Gattorno.

Cuban Jasiel Rivero will make his debut today with his club Valencia Basket in the Eurocup basketball tournament, where he will play against the Greek team Promitheas Patras, both members of Group B.

Athletes and coaches of the national softball pre-selection continue their preparation at the academy of this sport in Ciego de Avila from September 21 to November 20, with the aim of making the Cuban team that will participate at the Men's Pan American Championship to be held in Argentina in February 2022.

Music by the popular Failde Orchestra and a recognition to the iconic Sanchez family, from the municipality of Jovellanos, will be part of the ceremony to declare baseball as Cultural Heritage of the nation at the Palmar de Junco stadium, in this city(western Cuba).

Franklin Guevara, president of the Cuban Handball Federation (FCB by its Spanish acronym), considered as very important the collaboration agreement recently signed with the Sporting de Lisboa club, from Portugal, with a view to further development of the sport on the island.

Come Saturday, Cuban basketball player Jasiel Rivero will be at the court of his former club Hereda San Pablo Burgos—this time wearing the Valencia Basket jersey—as part of Spain’s 2021-2022 ACB Basketball League.

Cuba has confirmed 33 track-and-field athletes for the 1st Junior Pan American Games to be held in Cali, Colombia, from November 25 to December 5.