Pan American world records

The number of world records established since the beginning of the Games in Argentina-51 can be counted on two hands | SIGFREDO BARROS SEGRERA

Pedro Pérez Dueñas sets triple jump record in 1971 | Granma

(July 31) – Being the best on the planet constitutes a distinction and an honour, achieved in the vast majority of cases with a significant dose of sacrifice and dedication.

In the Pan American Games, two disciplines in which a considerable number of medals are granted: athletics and swimming. Nonetheless, the number of world records established since the beginning of the Games in Argentina-51 can be counted on two hands. We will then review them before the eighteenth edition in Lima is inaugurated.

A weak body weakens the mind

The sooner physical education begins, the greater the benefits in advanced age | Oscar Sánchez Serra, Cuba

The sports industry, a gulf separates two worlds

The global sports industry’s income exceeds the GDP of entire nations, and continues to foster inequality | ALIET ARZOLA LIMA, Granma

(July 9) – Lightweight footwear under one hundred grams; swimsuits designed by experts in hydrodynamics that “cut” through the water with maximum efficiency; sensors placed in different accessories that calculate heart rate and provide other real time information; rackets that reduce vibration transfer resulting from the impact of the ball… 

Cuban long jumper youngest man to win field event at world indoor athletics championships

Juan Miguel Echevarria’s leap of 8.46 metres was a personal best as he won gold in the men’s long jump at the world indoor athletics championships.

Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria celebrates after winning the long jump at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England | MICHAEL STEELE/ GETTY IMAGES FOR IAAF

Sighting. Sport and nature: a perfect combination

Enjoy some of the moments of the Titan Tropic Cuba …

Cyclists pedaling for stage four-Viñales Viñales (73 km), in Pinar del Rio, the first edition of the Titan Tropic Cuba by GAES of Mountain Bike. (Calixto Llanes / Juventud Rebelde)

After Río: What we have learned

The Cuban delegation to Río earned the applause of its people, finishing 18th out of 206 nations on the country medal table | Oscar Sánchez Serra

This Day. Fidel and the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games

CERRO PELADO 50TH ANNIVERSARY | The United States attempted to prevent Cuban athletes from participating in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1966. Prohibited from arriving by air, the delegation traveled by sea aboard the Cerro Pelado and went on to win 77 medals | Ciro Pérez Hebra*

Cuban athletics, a David versus Goliath story

The upcoming induction of seven Cuban athletes and two coaches to the Central American and Caribbean Athletics Confederation (CACAC) Hall of Fame stands as a tribute to the 110th anniversary of the first athletics competition on the island, on December 3, 1905

Since 2003, a total of 47 Cubans have been recognized. The first Hall of Fame induction, from left to right, Pérez Sarría, Maria Caridad Colón, Silvia Chivás. Ana Fidelia, Leonard, Figuerola and Molina. Photo: L. Anaya, José

By Enrique Montesinos Delvaty

How the revolution transformed sports in Cuba

The following is an edited version of the speech made by Rigoberto Zarza, Consul of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Jamaica, at the Media Launch of the 12th Annual Renewal of the Wesley Powell National Track & Field Meet in Jamaica. This article was first posted on this website on December 11, 2014 and is being reposted on the occasion of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Friendship first: Cuba baseball visits Atlantic Canada

Photos from Dennis Woodworth’s posts in Canada Cuba Goodwill Tour Information Group in Facebook (Click to enlarge)

After four years of work, the Canada Cuba Goodwill Tour is bringing their Cuban friends to play baseball and visit Atlantic Canada. Twenty three combined players, coaches, translators and government officials will land at 12:20 a.m. on June 30th to participate in the first Canada Cuba Goodwill Tour on Canadian soil. The Cuban team will visit Halifax at Mainland Common on June 30th, Bridgewater at the Kinsmen Field on July 2nd, Moncton on July 3rd at Kiwanis Park, and Fredericton on July 5th at Royals Park. All games start with opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m.