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Omara Durand: Sports Gave My Life Meaning

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

Being born with a disability can be a great reason for sadness in a family, not everybody is able to accept it. Here the Omara Durand story.

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Somebody Owes Us an Apology

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Circles Robinson 3 Comments Ronal Quiñones

In April, I commented that Cuba could have prevented all of this if it had closed its border in time. Today, somebody owes us an apology

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Cuba Tries to put Covid-19 in Checkmate

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Circles Robinson 2 Comments Ronal Quiñones

Time proved me right. Despite public heath efforts, social indiscipline and a lack of controls thwarted the apparent end of Covid-19 in Cuba.

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In Search of Social Distancing in Cuba

April 27, 2020 Circles Robinson 7 Comments Ronal Quiñones

For lack of an effective vaccine against COVID-19, social distancing has been the only proven method to help control the pandemic. However in Cuba…

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Reoffending Cuban Volleyball Players

April 27, 2017 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

Less than a month ago, there was a commotion in international sports media outlets after a report was published about the five Cuban volleyball players who are locked up in Finland, complaining about their living conditions and the lack of communication with their families.

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Real Madrid, a Soccer Fan Club in Havana

April 12, 2017April 20, 2017 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

The world’s biggest soccer teams have fan clubs in every corner of the Earth, but because of Cuba’s peculiarities, there are very few official fan clubs based in this corner of the Caribbean. “Official” fan clubs are those which have received the soccer team’s approval, as many unofficial ones have popped up all over the archipelago.

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Cuba Sports in 2016: Recovery and Concern

December 27, 2016December 28, 2016 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

The year 2016 revealed the slow recovery made in Cuban sports, but it also revealed the country’s growing concern about the unstoppable escape of national talent which continues to undermine the chance of creating stability within the world’s sports elite.

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Real Madrid in Havana, The Final Blow to Cuba’s Baseball

November 21, 2016November 25, 2016 Circles Robinson 2 Comments Ronal Quiñones

If something had been missing to put Cuban baseball in a coma state, it was an institution like Real Madrid coming to Havana to give it the final blow. “We know that there is a lot of interest in soccer here in Cuba. It already seems to be the most important sport here and we want this to continue like this,” said Joaquin Sagues.

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Soccer Joins the Cubamania in the US

October 12, 2016October 13, 2016 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

From the moment I saw Jurgen Klinsmann arriving in a white and red 1957 Chevrolet, I knew that the friendly football match between the Cuban and US teams that took place on October 7th was a sign of something more.

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Cuba’s Best Chances in the Rio Olympics

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 Circles Robinson 0 Comments Ronal Quiñones

It’s less than two weeks now until the 2016 Olympic Games (Aug. 5-21) begin in Rio de Janeiro, and Cuba has before it the challenge of being among the top 20 countries in the medal standings.

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