Pedro Pablo Pichardo, a Cuban-born athlete now representing Portugal, and Jordan Díaz, competing for Spain, stole the spotlight in the men's triple ju.
Cuban Yaimé Pérez, one of the best Discus Throwers in the world, defected to the United States while on her way home from the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Yaimé Pérez: Cuban athlete defects after World Championships bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Yaimé Pérez: Cuban athlete defects after World Championships bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When dawn broke this morning on the fourteenth day of the Olympic Games, Cuba was in 15th place in the Tokyo medal standings. It is admirable and not fortuitous that the small island of only 11 million people is 15th among the 204 countries attending the world games. Each of the talented athletes who represent […]