Cuban Hurdler Robles Breaks World Record

Prague, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles broke the world record of the 110 hurdles meters with a chrono of 12.87 seconds at the Grand Prix of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Robles, 21-year-old a runner, reduced the world record in a hundredth, since the record was in the hands of Chinese Liu Xiang since July 11, 2006 in Switzerland. Robles got his best performance in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 23, 2007 and won the fifth World Championship finals. Another Cuban hurdler was the owner of the world record, Alejandro Casanas, who got 13.21 seconds in the World University Games in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 21, 1977. Robles, also World Indoor Champion in Moscow, in 2006, becomes the sixth Cuban athlete with a world record, after triple jumper Pedro Perez Duenas, runners Alberto Juantorena and Alejandro Casanas, high jumper Javier Sotomayor and female athlete Osleydis Menendez. Only Sotomayor (2.45 meters in high jump) and Osleydis Menendez (javelin, 71.70 meters) are the ones still holding their universal records

Prensa Latina News posted on 6/20/2008 11:29:35 AM

Hotel Paradisus Rio de Oro in Cuba Awarded First Choice Gold Medal

HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 13,- The Hotel Paradisus Rio de Oro, located on the northern coast of Holguin province, has received the Gold Medal award granted by the British tour operator, First Choice. For the second consecutive year, the 5-star all inclusive resort was recognized by the British c...

Ecosystem Recovery in Cuba's Largest Province

Camagey, Cuba, Oct 13, - Natural regeneration to herbaceous communities affected by hurricane Ike favors the recovering of the ecosystem in Camaguey, the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Local experts from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) affirmed the accelerat...

British photographer to be interested in Cuban landscape

Havana, October 14, - The British photographer JOBO will be capturing landscapes from the Cuban geography with his camera. Vinales and Trinidad will be his preferred scenarios, which he frequently heard mentioned with much admiration by several colleagues. JOBO is a creator of images com...

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