Cuban weightlifters Leydis Rodriguez and Oniger Drake classified to Tokyo’s Summer Paralympic Games, as announced by the Department of Sports for the Physically Challenged at Cuba Sports, Physical Education and Recreation Institute.

Cuban Karel Guzman, a member of the U Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca club, won the title in the Romanian National Basketball League after beating Oradea in the best-of-five final series.

With the 15th place of Oniger Drake today in the division of up to 88 kilograms (kg), Cuba finished without medals in the World Para Powerlifting in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, a competition that closes the qualification for the Paralympics.

With Oníger Drake in the division of up to 88 kg, Cuba's participation in the final Tokyo Paralympic Qualifier held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, comes to an end today.

Several sports facilities and schools in this province Santiago de Cuba are currently doubling up as isolation centers for COVID-19 contacts.

With the victory of Arturo Silot in the 97 kilograms (kg), Cuba closed with five gold medals its great performance in the Pan American Youth Wrestling Championship held in the Mexican city of Oaxtepec.

Cuban sport shooters Yenigladys Suarez and Marino Heredia were left out of the finals in the 25-meter (m) mixed sport pistol on Sunday, in their debut at the Shooting Para Sport World Cup held in Lima, Peru, the last qualifier for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Lisneidy Veitía, member of the Cuban women's 4x 400 meters relay team—champion of the 2021 World Athletics Relays—said in Havana that they want to give joy to the Cuban people in the coming Olympic Games .

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, London 2012 Olympic runner-up, achieved this weekend her best mark of the current season with the 4.60 meters (m) obtained in one of the national athletics confrontations, in Havana.

With a mark of 66.82 meters (m), Cuban discus thrower Yaime Perez finished second o Thursday at the third stop of the Wanda 2021 Diamond League in athletics, held in Rome, Italy, where her teammate Denia Caballero finished seventh.

In a match of eight fights that has raised high expectations, the Domadores of Cuba will face today professional fighters from Mexico, Venezuela and the United States, at the Palenque of the National Fair of San Marcos, in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Cuban judoka Kaliema Antomarchi will make her debut today in the sixth and penultimate day of the individual tournament of the World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, in search of medal and points for the Olympic ranking, with scenario in the Laszlo Papp Sports Arena.

Ivan Silva will take the mat today for a medal and points for the Olympic ranking in the fifth day of the individual tournament of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, a competition that will define the 18 judokas—one per country—-qualified for Tokyo 2020.

The best is inside!, is the slogan that the Domadores (‘Tamers’) chose, in line with their traditional fighting spirit, to start tomorrow the eagerly awaited boxing match against professional boxers from Mexico, Venezuela and the United States at the Palenque of the National Fair of San Marcos, in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Cuban discus throwers Yaime Perez and Denia Caballero will compete today in the third stop of the Wanda 2021 Diamond League in athletics, to be held in Rome, Italy.

Maylin del Toro will make her debut today in the fourth day of the individual tournament of the World Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.