Swimming

Cuban Swimmers Elisbet Gámez and Armando Barrera will complete today their participation at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, in the 100-meter freestyle and 200 backstroke modality, respectively.

Havana, Cuba - The Cuban delegation won on Saturday five gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze medal, to close its performance in the 17th Pan-American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Boxing led Cuba's harvest with the gold medals obtained by Lazaro Alvarez, in the 60 kilogram division, Julio Cesar La Cruz (81 kilos) and Lenier Pero (+91), while Yosbany Veitia (52) and Roniel Iglesias (69) lost their respective fights for the title.

Paris - The French Michel Platini, president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) today officially announced his candidacy for the presidential elections of the International Football Federation (FIFA), mired in a corruption scandal.

It is a very personal decision, taken with great care, in which I have weighed the future of football and myself, he explained through a statement.

Cuban runner Richer Perez won on Saturday the gold medal in the men’s marathon competition of the 17th Pan-American Games in Toronto, Canada, which will end on Sunday.

Havana, Cuba - Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee (COC), welcomed on Monday the last batch of athletes from the island, participants in the 17th Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

In a ceremony at Jose Marti International Airport, in Havana, Fernandez transmitted to the athletes the gratitude of the Cuban people for the successes achieved in the great continental contest of the Canadian city.

Toronto - Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo won yesterday, with 17.54 meters mark, the men''s triple jump competition at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.