Doha - Cuba added two gold medals in the 200 and 100 flat meters in athletics competitions corresponding to the World Championship for Disabled People (Paralympics) by means of the victories by Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand, respectively.

Baseball

Industriales is at the gates of the qualification for the 2nd phase of the 55th Cuban Baseball Championship after knocking out Camaguey 12-0 to be ratified in the 2nd seat of the standings.

Havana - Cuban female pole vaulter is now heading the list of the Best Female Athlete of the Year for the sports poll of Cuban news agency PRENSA LATINA, choosing the best athletes of the year in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Bern - Eight players from Latin America were on the list of 23 finalists for the Balloon d'Or as an award to their results in 2015, reported today the International Association Football Federation (FIFA).

Cuban Leinier Dominguez finished unbeatable and with four points from possible six in the European Chess Club Cup when playing for from the Russian team Mednyi Vsadnik, which ended third.

Two wins and four draws when defending the second board in the Macedonian city of Skopje allowed him to add 1.8 points to his ELO, which remains him on top of Latin America.

Havana - Cuba hopes to conquer the throne in next Premier 12 baseball tournament, confirmed today director of the selection, Victor Mesa.

In statements to weekly Trabajadores, Mesa reiterated that the primary objective is to arrive to the finals of the event scheduled from November 8 to 21 in China Taipei and Japan.