Cuba strengthens its presence in world weightlifting with the election of three of its representatives in key commissions of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) during the Electoral Congress held this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Keeping his unbeaten record is part of the plans for Cuban Luis Ernesto Quesada, who with 3.5 points out of a possible 4 will face today's double round of the Continental Chess Championship of the Americas 2025, in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil.

The young hurdler Lisyanet Ruiz, 22, confirmed her climb in Cuban athletics by winning with authority in the 100-meter hurdles in one of the days of the 7th Confrontational Trial held at the Pan American Stadium in Havana.

Cuba will participate with nine athletes in the World Judo Championships, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, on June 13 to 19.

Lisandra Puentes won Cuba’s second gold medal in the U19 Modern Pentathlon Pan American Championships, held in Varadero Beach, ahead of the Mexican Ana Victoria Ramirez and her teammate Melissa Cabrera.

Cuban canoeist José Ramón Pelier won the silver medal in the C-1 Men 5000m event of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland.

Cuba will be present today with canoeists Yarisliedis Cirilo Dubois, Yinnoly Franchesca Lopez and Jose Ramon Pelier in the second day of the Sprint World Cup, to be held at Lake Malta in Poznan, Poland.

The best chance of victory for Cuba is with Dylan Berdayes, who will assume as solo leader the farewell of the Open group in the Varadero 2025 Capablanca International Chess Tournament.

Cuban Jose Ramon Pelier won on Sunday the gold medal in the 5,000-meter single seater (C-1) of the Sprint Canoe World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

 Cuba's Laurent Estrada won her third medal at the Medellin 2025 PanAm Aquatics Championships, taking silver in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 57.61 seconds.

Cuba's Laurent Estrada won her third medal at the Medellin 2025 PanAm Aquatics Championships, taking silver in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 57.61 seconds.

Russian Volodar Murzin and Danish Jonas Buhl-Bjerre will face each other today as leaders of the Elite group in the Varadero 2025 International Capablanca in Memoriam Chess Tournament, which is now in its final stage.

Cuba will participate from today until Sunday in the Sprint Canoe World Cup in Szeged, Hungary, with its four main athletes of this modality, led by Yurisleidis Cirilo Dubois, bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

Cuba concluded its debut at the Beach Wrestling World Series in Monterrey, Mexico (May 13–14) with three gold medals and one silver, securing third place in both men’s and women’s team rankings.

Russian Grandmaster Volodar Murzin leads the Elite group of the Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament in Varadero with 3 points after defeating Cuba’s Carlos Daniel Albornoz.

Cuban Ineymig Hernandez has become one of the focal points to follow in the Open group of the Varadero 2025 International Capablanca in Memoriam Chess Tournament.