The largest Cuban marathon race, Marabana, is considered one of the best 17 in the world, according to www.diariodeunamaraton.com

Cuban Roel Santos, hired by the Barranquilla Caimanes in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LCBP by its Spanish acronym), expressed his desire to be champion in that tournament, in which he participates for the first time.

Idalis Ortiz placed Cuba in fourth seat of the standings of the Osaka Judo Grand Slam 2018 by earning the crown on the women´s +78 kg division, in a tournament won by the host team with 11 gold, 8 silver and 16 bronze medals.

Cuban WGM Yaniet Marrero appears third in the 2018 Women´s American Continental Chess Championships, which grants in the Colombian city of Envigado one ticket for the next women's World Champ.

Despite suffering a bit more than expected, the Cuban men´s team earned a ticket to the table tennis event of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

Cuban men Alberto Almenares, in the 60 kg division, and Osniel Solis (66) will debut today in the Osaka Judo Grand Slam 2018, running in that Japanese city until next Sunday and attended by 421 athletes from 71 countries.

Cuban WIM Lisandra Llaudy remains leader of the 2018 Women´s American Continental Chess Championship, which grants in the Colombian city of Envigado a ticket for the next women's World Championship.

Cuban Lisandra LLaudy will play today as solo leader the fourth round of the 2018 Women´s American Continental Chess Championship, which grants in the Colombian city of Envigado a ticket for the next women's World Champ.

Cuba defeated 1-0 the Dominican Republic in match for the 2018 CONCACAF Nations League at Havana´s Pedro Marrero stadium.

Cuban Yudari Sanchez (women´s freestyle 68 kg) will fight today for the gold medal of her division in the U23 World Wrestling Championships underway in Bucharest, Romania, until next Sunday.

Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Daniel Gregorich (87 kg) earned the silver medal in the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships running in Bucharest, Romania, until next Saturday.

Cubans Raidel Martinez (pitcher) and Ariel Martinez (catcher) renewed their contracts with the Chunichi Dragons, team of the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).

Cuban triple jumper Jordan Diaz, champion of the recently concluded Youth Olympic Games, appears among the five finalists for the 2018 Male Rising Star Award to be granted by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Cuba will be represented by four women and four men in the Judo Grand Slam of Osaka, Japan, scheduled for next November 23-25, to be attended by 478 athletes from 79 countries.

Cuban Daniel Gregorich, men´s 87 kilograms division of the Greco-Roman style, will go today in search of the gold medal in the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships running in Bucharest, Romania, until next Saturday.

Six Cubans will attend the 11th Women´s Continental Chess Championship of the Americas, to be hosted from next November 17 to 24 by the Colombian city of Envigado.