Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra remained in the elite of the disputed VI Vuelta a Burgos, after the steep final challenge of the four-day race and category 2 of the World Tour, in northern Spain.

Cuban canoeists José Ramón Pelier and Yarisleidis Cirilo won gold medals this Saturday in the A finals of the single-seater canoe (C-1) at 1,000 and 200 meters, in the penultimate date of the canoeing World Cup, held in Barnaul, Russia.

The best Cuban racing cyclist in the last decade, Arlenis Sierra, will compete from today until Sunday in the VI women's edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, category 2 of the World Tour.

Yipsi Moreno, national commissioner of athletics, said in Havana that Cuba aspires to have over 20 qualified athletes in that sport for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, an event for which 17 athletes already have tickets.

The National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder) announced on Tuesday the suspension of all national and international events and competitions convened in Cuba until July 31, as part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cuban Jasiel Rivero scored 12 points in the 89-98 setback of his club Hereda San Pablo Burgos against Bilbao Basket, in the return to action of the Spanish basketball league, one of the highest quality leagues in the world.

The best Cuban cyclist in recent times, Arlenis Sierra, finished sixth on Tuesday in the Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria Classic, in the Basque Country, a category 1 race of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The performances of Cuban reliever Raidel Martinez and outfielder Leonys Martin highlighted Tuesday the actions of Cuban players in the professional baseball league in Japan.

Canoeist Fernando Dayán Jorge was the most outstanding for Cuba in the recently concluded canoeing World Cup, which concluded with six medals, divided into one gold, two silver and three bronze, held in Szeged, Hungary.

The fourth save of Cuban left-hander Livan Moinelo and the poor performance of the Cuban hitters, who were 12-0 with four strikeouts included, characterized today's actions in the Japanese professional baseball league.

 The five Cuban canoeists qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, postponed to next summer by the COVID-19, will make their debut this Friday in the canoeing World Cup, which will conclude this Sunday in Szeged, Poland.

Managed by coach Rolando Acebal, the Cuban boxing team will leave this Friday for Germany, the first of three planned destinations before returning to this capital on June 22

With its first representative, Cuba won two gold medals and one silver medal on Tuesday at the start of the Cali Weightlifting Open in Colombia, the last qualifier for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Cuban reliever Raidel Martinez again showed pitches above 90 miles and kept his Chunichi Dragons in a 4-4 tie in nine innings against the Hanshin Tigers, in the Central Zone of Japanese professional baseball.

Cuba will participate in the Pan American Track Cycling Championships to be held in Lima, Peru, June 23-29, with a lineup of experienced champions and newcomers.

For the second consecutive year, Cuban Jasiel Rivero and his club Hereda San Pablo Burgos, from Spain, won the title in the European Basketball Champions League, ratifying that they are currently the kings of that competition.