Cuban Orlando Ortega won the title in the 110-meter hurdles at the Athletic Championship underway in Guadeloupe, clocking 13.17 seconds, the best record of the year so far.

Visiting Minister of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Igorievich Shamko expressed here that his country is interested in strengthening sports cooperation with Cuba, according to reports from local media on Thursday.

The Minister of Sports and Tourism of Belarus Alexander Shamko together with Presidential Aide in Physical Education, Sports and Tourism Development Maxim Ryzhenkov are in Cuba on an official visit, BelTA news agency reported.

Five Cuban athletes will participate in the canoeing and kayaking World Cup to be held in the Hungarian city of Szeged from May 10 to the 12th, said a sports official on Wednesday.

Cuba will participate in the Pan-American Route Cycling Championship in Mexico to be held from May 1 to 5.

Cuba's judokas scored big wins at the Pan American Cup held in the San Jose, Costa Rica, where they garnered six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

The Cuban duo made up by Karel Peña and Sergio Gonzalez won a silver medal in its debut at the North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Circuit of Beach Volleyball, held in Guatemala City.

Cuba and China ratified in Havana their keenness to strengthen bilateral relations in sports with the signing of a cooperation agreement, officials said.

Cuban shooter Eliecer Mora won gold and silver medals in the 50-meter pistol collective and individual categories respectively at the Central American and Caribbean Sports Shooting Championship, underway in Guatemala.

Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Marabana technical director Carlos Gattorno expressed his deep sorrow for the Boston Marathon bombings that killed at least three people and injured more than 170 on Monday.