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Cuban Pole Vaulter Yarisley Silva Asks to Withdraw From the National Athletics Team

14ymedio, Havana, 3 April 2022 — The silver medalist in the London 2012 Olympic Games and world champion in Beijing 2015, Yarisley Silva, requested her withdrawal from the Cuban National Athletics Team, according to Play-Off Magazine. “A source close to the athlete confirmed the decision of the award-winning pole vaulter” and leaving along with her, her coach … Continue reading “Cuban Pole Vaulter Yarisley Silva Asks to Withdraw From the National Athletics Team”

Cuban Faces of 2015: Yarisley Silva, Pole Vaulter

14ymedio, Havana, 26 December 2015 — Yarisley Silva did not need to appeal to a metaphor to exalt the name of Cuba. She did it pole in hand with two magisterial vaults this year. That performance earned her the title of Athlete of the Year from the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC), … Continue reading “Cuban Faces of 2015: Yarisley Silva, Pole Vaulter”

After His Escape Attempt was Frustrated, the Cuban Boxer Andy Cruz Requests to Step Down

14ymedio, Havana, 6 July 2022 — Cuban boxer Andy Cruz, who spent several days in detention after an attempted escape from the island, requested his withdrawal from the sport. The journalist Francys Romero pointed out that the Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020 appeared last Tuesday at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum in Havana to carry out … Continue reading “After His Escape Attempt was Frustrated, the Cuban Boxer Andy Cruz Requests to Step Down”

Cuban Athletics Champion Juan Miguel Echevarria Leaves the National Team

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 18 June 2022 — The Cuban pole vault champions, Yarisley Silva, and long jump champions, Juan Miguel Echevarría, left the national teams of their respective disciplines, the Athletics Commission officially reported this Friday. When presenting the 35th edition of the Barrientos Memorial this weekend, an event that traditionally brings together the most outstanding figures … Continue reading “Cuban Athletics Champion Juan Miguel Echevarria Leaves the National Team”

Cuba in Rio 2016: A Forecast / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 7 August 2016 — A couple of months ago under a frightening morning sun, the team of Cuban athletes who will compete in the next Olympic Games were training on the deteriorated synthetic track of the Pan American Stadium, east of Havana, under the watchful eye of a dozen trainers, with stopwatches around … Continue reading “Cuba in Rio 2016: A Forecast / Iván García”

14ymedio’s 14 Cuban Faces of the Year for 2015 / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 24 December 2015 — The protagonists of 2015 Cuba have made their mark sometime in the past twelve months. These people from the areas of culture, sports, religion, politics, science or social activism made this year different and unique. They did it from celebrity or from ridicule; from victory or failure; from discretion or … Continue reading “14ymedio’s 14 Cuban Faces of the Year for 2015 / 14ymedio”

Moscow 2013: Cuba, Worse Than Expected / Ivan Garcia

In spite of the absence of giants from track and field like the Kenyan David Rudisha, the Jamaican Yohan Blake, the Cuban Dayron Robles and the Croat Blanka Vlasic, the Track and Field World Championships which took place August 10 to 18, was not a disaster. Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown were banned from … Continue reading “Moscow 2013: Cuba, Worse Than Expected / Ivan Garcia”