Cuba, Canada and the U.S. already secured their prizes at the 66th Ernest Hemingway International Billfish Tournament, underway in Havana with the participation of over 90 boats from nine countries.

Cuba debuted with a 67-83 defeat against the local side at the Olympic qualifying women's basketball tournament, which hosts France until June 19.

The Capablanca Memorial Chess tournament, organized in the resort of Varadero, finished its first segment with foreign players heading its main pooles.

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, London 2012 silver medalist, is gradually returning to the top on route to the Olympic Games in Río de Janeiro this August, having made several jumps over 4.60 meters (Ostrava, Czech Republic), 4.50m (Rabat, Morocco), 4.60m (Rome, Italy), the spectacular 4.84m (Birmingham, UK) and 4.65m in Zweibrucken, Germany, on June 12.

The seven Cuban shooters qualified to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will fight for reaching the finals of the strong event, and will face high level rivals, Rafael Guerra, president of the Cuban Sport Shooting Federation, told ACN.