The runner from Santiago de Cuba, Henry Jaen, became the first man to win the Marabana marathon five times, a massive event that sees runners from across the world fill the streets of the Cuban capital.

The 7th International Convention on Physical Activity and Sports (AFIDE) scheduled from November 20th to the 24th at Havana’s Convention Center will have the participation of 423 foreign representatives from 35 countries and 300 Cubans.

La Habana - Almost 5 thousand runners, 262 of them visitors from 68 countries will run tomorrow the 31 Edition of MARABANA with distance of 21 and 42,195 kilometers, being the most important running activitiy in Cuba.

La Paz - Argentinean Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar started their struggle to conquer the Award for the Latin American and Caribbean Best Athlete of the Year in the sports survey of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, dividing the votes of four Bolvian press media between themselves Tuesday.

The President of the Cuban Parliament and member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party, Esteban Lazo Hernandez exchanged on Thursday in the city of Bayamo with baseball star Alfredo Despaigne who finished the season with an excellent performance in the Japanese Professional League.

Three times Olympic medalist in the 78+ kilograms division, Idalys Ortíz, who won bronze in Beijing 2008, gold in London 2012, and silver in Río 2016, made a triumphant return to the mat during the final day of the Open Judo World Championships, held November 11-12 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.