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Olympic Champion Jordan Díaz Wants To Take His Family out of Cuba and Bring Them to Spain

The Paris 2024 triple jump gold medalist has bought a house in Spain to live in with his family from Cuba 14ymedio, Havana, 5 January 2025 — The family of the Olympic gold medalist in triple jump, the Cuban Jordan Díaz, is in the process of leaving the Island. The naturalized Spanish athlete gave the … Continue reading “Olympic Champion Jordan Díaz Wants To Take His Family out of Cuba and Bring Them to Spain”

Cuban Jordan Diaz Waits for Permission to Compete for Spain in Paris 2024

14ymedio, Havana, 12 April 2024 — “Here, I am valued as an athlete; in Cuba I had no opportunities.” This is what the triple jumper Jordan Díaz Fortún (“Air Jordan”) said about his departure from the Island in 2021, in an interview published this Friday by El Español. The athlete hopes, next June, to have … Continue reading “Cuban Jordan Diaz Waits for Permission to Compete for Spain in Paris 2024”

Despised in His Country, Andy Díaz Triumphs for Italy While Cuban Sport Sinks

Three Cubans on the triple jump podium at Paris 2024, and “the credit goes to other countries who trusted them more than their own. A joy, but what a shame for the country.” 14ymedio, Havana, 28 March 2025 — “You have no talent to be an athlete,” managers and coaches told triple jumper Andy Díaz … Continue reading “Despised in His Country, Andy Díaz Triumphs for Italy While Cuban Sport Sinks”

Davisleydi Velazco, Triple Jumper Expelled from Cuba, Breaks a Record by 50 Centimeters in France

The athlete from Camagüey has been on the rise since leaving the Island and settling in Puerto Rico, the country she hopes to represent. 14ymedio, Havana, June 1, 2026 — Cuban athlete Davisleydi Velazco shattered the triple jump record at the International Meeting of Forbach, France, on Sunday, breaking a mark that had stood for … Continue reading “Davisleydi Velazco, Triple Jumper Expelled from Cuba, Breaks a Record by 50 Centimeters in France”

Cuban Long Jumper Hayla González Escapes in Spain

The Havana native won the gold medal at the Pamplona Athletics Meeting with a mark of 6.47 meters. 14ymedio, Havana, 4 August 2025 — Cuban long jump hopeful Hayla González left the team last Saturday in Pamplona, Spain. Her departure is a significant loss for the national athletics team, which had her as a key … Continue reading “Cuban Long Jumper Hayla González Escapes in Spain”

Medalist Javier Sotomayor Doubts the Future of Cuban Athletics

14ymedio, Swing Completo, Havana, 14 October 2024 — “The facilities are in poor condition; there is a lack of equipment, specialized shoes, shortage of gyms and no competitions.” The Cuban Olympic champion in Barcelona 1992 and silver in Sydney 2000, Javier Sotomayor, expressed himself forcefully this Saturday in the WhatsApp group Athletics Without Borders about … Continue reading “Medalist Javier Sotomayor Doubts the Future of Cuban Athletics”

The Success of Emigrated Cuban Coaches Tops Off the Mediocre Performance of Cuban Officialdom in Paris

They won 28 medals in the Olympic Games: 11 gold, 10 silver and seven bronze 14ymedio, Havana, 30 August 2024 — At the Paris 2024 Olympics there were 50 Cuban coaches who had emigrated and were in charge of training athletes in 30 countries. They earned 28 medals with their work, triple those obtained by … Continue reading “The Success of Emigrated Cuban Coaches Tops Off the Mediocre Performance of Cuban Officialdom in Paris”

“I Deserted From the Cuban Team Because I Was Looking for a Better Future for Me and My Family”

The triple jumper Jordan Díaz, gold medalist at the Paris Olympic Games, says he is happy to be “part of the history of Spain” EFE (via 14ymedio), Zaragoza, 19 August 2024 — The Olympic champion in triple jump, Jordan Díaz, who defected from the Cuban national team in 2021 to seek a “better future” for … Continue reading ““I Deserted From the Cuban Team Because I Was Looking for a Better Future for Me and My Family””

‘I Wanted To Give Chile a Medal,’ Says Cuban Yasmani Acosta When He Was Received by President Boric

14ymedio, Mexico City, August 14, 2024 — The images of Chilean President Gabriel Boric adjusting the microphone of the Cuban Olympic medalist Yasmani Acosta, who competed in Paris with the flag of the South American country, have gone around the world. His warm reception at the Palacio de la Moneda contrasted with the gloomy one … Continue reading “‘I Wanted To Give Chile a Medal,’ Says Cuban Yasmani Acosta When He Was Received by President Boric”

More Than 20 Exiled Cuban Athletes Will Represent Other Countries at the Olympic Games in Paris

In addition, 62 Cubans who remain with the State will participate in the Olympics. 14ymedio, Havana, 13 July 2024 — Twenty-one Cuban athletes who have emigrated will participate – with flags from other countries or on the refugee team – in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will begin on July 26. Among the flags … Continue reading “More Than 20 Exiled Cuban Athletes Will Represent Other Countries at the Olympic Games in Paris”

Cuban Totalitarianism’s Philosophy of Disposession

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 1 November 2023 — Unpopular Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called for “global action” to stop Israel. It is clear that the conflict in the Middle East is much more complex than sensational or biased headlines may show, but Cuba is far from being a neutral country in this story. … Continue reading “Cuban Totalitarianism’s Philosophy of Disposession”

Blacks and Mixed-Race, in Cuba’s Dissidence and Council of State / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 7 May 2018 — Fidel Castro’s revolution was always more political than economic. He was never able to produce sewing needles and disposable diapers. He had an incredible ability to multiply poverty, reduce livestock and, based on nonsense, bury the sugar industry. The sooty pots on the stove remain empty and what was left of the … Continue reading “Blacks and Mixed-Race, in Cuba’s Dissidence and Council of State / Iván García”

Forum for Rights and Freedoms / Estado de Sats (see endnote)

Announcements made by United States President Barack Obama and his administration have sparked an intense controversy about the Cuban conflict. Many opponents and civil society activists, within the island and in exile, have lamented, especially, the lack of transparency and the unilateral and unconditional nature of the new measures. It is indisputable and indispensable that … Continue reading “Forum for Rights and Freedoms / Estado de Sats (see endnote)”

Simple Human Beings / Fernando Dámaso

Chauvinism has been an evil that has always accompanied us, exacerbated in the last 50 years, with the objective of making us forget our small, medium and large problems, on altars of resolving those of humanity, as the different and chosen people that we are. This aims to explain and validate our direct or indirect … Continue reading “Simple Human Beings / Fernando Dámaso”