Toronto - The president of the Pan-American Sports Organization (PASO), Julio Maglione, congratulated here the performance by Cuban athletes at the Toronto Games, especially divers Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre.

Cuba is a sports country, PASO president told Prensa Latina, shortly after concluding the awarding ceremony for 10m platform men synchronized diving, widely won by the Cubans.

Paris - The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, today announced the candidacy of the capital for the Summer Olympics in 2024.

Hidalgo expressed in a letter his hope that if Paris wins the nomination and organizes the summer event of the year, the swimming career test for triathlon will be held at the legendary river Seine, which crosses the French capital.

Our city is already working for it. Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine after 2024, thanks to the Games, he said.

Havana, Cuba - Cuban judoka Magdiel Estrada won the gold medal in the 73 kg division by defeating Argentine Alejandro Cobas, on the second day of this sport in the 17th Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

On his way to the final, Estrada had previously beaten the Dominican Lwilli Santa in the qualifying stage and Puerto Rican Augusto Miranda in the semifinals.

Toronto - With the game of Cuba and US water polo teams -of both genders-, Cuba will begin tomorrow its performance in the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

The Cuban team will try to make a good performance against one of the favorite teams to vie for the title in the Atos Markham Pan Am/Parapan Am Centre of Toronto.

Havana - A total of 431 runners from the United States registered to compete in the next edition of Marabana, which is a record figure, announced Carlos Gattorno, general director of the famous Cuban marathon.

This unprecedented participation highlights among the new characteristics of the first edition of a Marabana after the restoration of relations between Cuba and the United States, launched on December 17, 2014.

San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba - The outstanding ariguanabense skeet shooter Guilermo Alfredo Torres was officially dismissed by the authorities of the Municipal Department of Sports, the press, relatives, neighbors and friends of the Humor Villa. In an emotional and simple activity where the talent of the young Magdaris Argota was there, Guillermo go to Toronto, Canada where he will be making his tenth participation in Pan-American Games.