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Olympic and world medalists Loamnet Quintero, Yoel Garcia and Aliecer Urrutia were recently inducted into the Central American and the Caribbean Athletics Hall of Fame.

The team from Matanzas Province defeated Sancti Spiritus squad on Monday 7 to 2 and the two teams are now tied in front of the western division in the 2011-2012 Cuban baseball season that got underway at the end of November.

The Cuban chess Grand Master Leinier Dominguez arrived in China’s capital to participate in the Second World Mind Sports Games, which start tomorrow.

Richard Perez came close to breaking the event record held by the Ethiopian runner Alene Reta. The event, attended by about a thousand athletes from 20 countries, included other Cuban runners such as Juan Carlos Mesa, Richard Perez and Castillo Yudileydis.

Michael Lopez, the Olympic champion in the 120-kilogram weight class in the 2008 Beijing Games, was selected yesterday as the “Best Wrestler in Cuba in 2011. The athlete has already secured his qualification for the upcoming Olympic Games in London.

Cuban baseball fans are speculating about the possible return of Norge Luis Vera, an icon of pitching on the island, who had bid farewell to the mound this past September.

Cubataxi in Santa Clara (Telephone: 042-207-647) said the average taxi fare from Santa Clara airport to Hotel Melia at Cayo Santa Maria is in the range of 60 CUC ($68 USD).

We are a group of 25 persons planning to be in Cuba from Nov. 19th till the 29th 2011. But we heard that there’s a Storm alert in Cuba mid-November. Is it True?

Cuba salvaged a bronze medal in Pan American Games baseball on Tuesday with a 6-0 win over Mexico. In the gold medal game, Canada upset the USA 2-1.