Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterparts from the Commonwealth of Independent States attended the opening of the 1st Games of the Future in the city of Kazan.

At a meeting of high-ranking sports authorities and distinguished visitors, organized in the run-up to the 1st Games of the Future, Osvaldo Vento Montiller, president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), referred to Cuba’s presence at the event inaugurated Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan as a great honor and thanked Russia for inviting the island to participate.

For the second time Cuba will contest the Little Leagues Baseball World Series which is annually hosted in August by the US city of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Cuban Sheyla Hernandez won the silver medal on the closing day of the IBSA Judo Grand Prix, held in Heidelberg, Germany.

Cuba's top singles rowers have been training since Friday in the central province of Cienfuegos, with their focus on the qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Onel Planas Castillo, head coach (DT by its Spanish acronym) of the Cuban men's basketball team, said in Havana that they have the purpose of advancing to the AmeriCup 2025, in the qualifying tournament of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Cuba opened today its action without medals on the first day of the Grand Slam of judo in Baku, Azerbaijan, a competition that will conclude this Sunday with the presence of 404 athletes from 62 countries.

Cuban Andrea Becali will be today in the 200 meters backstroke of the swimming tournament of the World Championship in Doha, Qatar, a competition that distributes Olympic tickets for Paris 2024 until Sunday.

The National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba (INDER) will receive a shipment of weight-training equipment donated by the French commune of Tremblay-en-France to support the preparation of Cuban athletes.

Cuba announced the 12 names of its men's basketball team for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 qualifiers—including its leader Jasiel Rivero, who will play this season for the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.

A draw at the first tables kept unchanged the top of the National Absolute Chess Championship, which held its sixth date in the eastern province of Holguin.

Cuban Elisbet Gamez had today a result far from what was expected in her first performance in the swimming tournament of the World Aquatic Sports Championship in Doha, Qatar, by finishing 25th in the 400 meters freestyle.

The National Women's Chess Championship being held in the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio closed its third round with the leadership shared between Yaniela Forgas and Leannet Boch, and Yerisbel Miranda, all with an accumulated 2.5 points.

Cuban triple jumpers Lazaro Martinez and Cristian Napoles, as well as high jumper Luis Enrique Zayas, will be active tomorrow in the winter indoor athletics tour, in what will be their third appearances of the season.

With a personal best of 4.41m, the Cuban pole vaulter Aslin Quiala won the athletic meeting of Valencia, Spain, a Challenger category competition of the World Athletics Indoor Tour.

In his second competition of the year’s indoor winter tour, Cuba’s Luis Enrique Zayas shared the 11th place with three other jumpers in the athletic meeting held in Trinec, Czech Republic.