Cuba had a silver-lined day at the 2024 Paralympic Games and now boasts two gold and two silver medals, thanks mostly to sound performances in para athletics and para powerlifting.

Racket in hand, Cuba’s para table tennis player Yunier Fernandez Izquierdo has knocked down every windmill in his way at the 2024 Paralympic Games, and only one remains standing between him and the shiniest of golds.

The Cuban para shooters Alexander Reyna and Di Angelo Loriga, as well as the para swimmer Yosjaniel Hernandez, failed to win a medal in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

The runner Omara Durand and the tennis player Yuniel Fernandez compete for Cuba today at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

 In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Guillermo Varona on his gold medal, the island’s third at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Javelin thrower Guillermo Varona contributed Cuba its third gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

The Cuban men and women’s volleyball teams classified to the world championships to be held next year, according to the International Volleyball Federation.

More than 130 players, distributed in three competition groups (elite, general open and open for juniors) will take part in the 2nd edition of the Varadero International Open, an event that will take place October 1 to 6 in the Cuban popular seaside resort.

Cuban Ariel Martinez hit a double and a home run today to help his Nippon Ham Fighters win 6-3 against the SoftBank Falcons in the Japan Professional Baseball League.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, congratulated today Robiel Yankiel Sol, winner of the first gold medal for Cuba at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.

The sprinter Omara Durand and her guide Junior Kindelan brought today the second gold medal for Cuba in the 400 meters flat (T12) of the parathletics tournament of the 17th edition of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, held at the Stade de France.

Long jumper Robiel Yankiel Sol won today the first gold medal for Cuba, by achieving a mark of 7.41 meters in the parathletics tournament of the 17th edition of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

World record holder and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Omara Durand will start this afternoon as a favorite in one of the two semifinals of the 400 meters flat (T12) of the parathletics tournament of the 17th edition of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, at the Stade de France.

World record holder and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Omara Durand qualified directly today for the final of the 400 meters flat (T12) of the parathletics tournament of the 17th edition of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

 Sprinter Yamel Luis Vives won the silver medal in the 100-meter flat race, category T44, with a time of 11.20 seconds, at the 17th edition of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, to be held at the Grand Palais in the City of Light.

Cuba's U12 team, which is preparing for the Pan American Championship, will play today for the gold medal against Venezuela in the invitational tournament being held in the Dominican Republic.