Havana - Cuban male former high jumper and still world recordman Javier Sotomayor highlighted the potential of Cuban track and field to face new international competitions, among them the Central American Games in Barranquilla, Colombia this year.

The Cuban Baseball Federation announced the roster of the squad to hold a friendly match against Nicaragua on February 23, 24 and 25.

Juan Carlos Obregon, Ermes Espinosa and Isan Ortiz won the three medals for Cuba in the 2018 Valladolid Open Chess Tournament held in the Mexican city of Mazatlan.

Three Cubans won medals in European-based competitions as part of their training ahead of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held from March 1 to 4 in the English city of Birmingham.

Since some time ago, the Baseball Series Confederation of the Caribbean aspires to increase the number of teams in the Latin American Baseball Series.

Six Cubans appear among the 546 judokas from 72 countries that will compete in the Grand Slam of Dusseldorf, Germany, scheduled for next February 23 to 25.