With emotions from the 31st Olympic Games still running high, we return to the matter of the global competition under the iconic five rings, this time the Paralympic edition, which will begin September 7 and feature an important number of Cuban athletes.
The athletes, led by the five gold medalists: three-times Greco-Roman wrestling Champion, Mijaín López, fellow wrestler Ismael Borrero and boxers Julio César la Cruz, Robeisy Ramírez and Arlen López, received a warm welcome on the arrival Tuesday 23 of the last group that participated in the 31st Oympic Games.
The Guantanamo boxer Arlen Lopez Cardona, of 75 kilograms, became champion in the 31st edition of the Olympic Games and gave the gold medal to his province.
Two days before turning 30, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will come out to race what he anticipated will be his last final in Olympic Games, the relay 4x100 meters.
The Cuban rower Angel Fournier competes today in one of the four quarterfinal heats of rowing tournament at the 31st Olympic Games, taking place on Lake Rodrigo Freitas, in Rio de Janeiro.