Idalis Ortiz placed Cuba in third seat of the standings in the Judo Grand Prix of Almaty, Kazakhstan, after beating 2-1 Turkish Kayra Sayit, in the more than 78 kilograms division.

Coach Roger Machado will be the manager of the Cuban national team that will hold 18 games since next June 9 th against teams from the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Baseball League.

Most of the time, reaching the finals in a major sporting event is a hard-won achievement for any athlete or team. Cuba's Domadores have, however, been cruising thus far during the 6th World Series of Boxing, although they have devoted a great deal of effort to training.

The presence of Luis Oliva will be the great novelty with which the Cuba Domadores will face today the Uzbekistan Tigers in the Sports City for the start of the semifinal of the 6th World Series of Boxing.

Cuban Osleni Guerrero officially qualified to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Badminton Federation announced today.