-Dayron Robles Will Undergo Physical Examination in Cuba
-Cuba’s Western Team Set to Win Baseball Tournament
-Cuba Advances to Semi-finals of 14th U16 AA World Youth Baseball Championship
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Dayron Robles Will Undergo Physical Examination in Cuba

Olympic hurdler Dayron Robles’s unfortunate performance in the 110 hurdles semi-finals due to an old injury on his left leg, was the unfortunate piece of news for the Cuban delegation yesterday in Berlin.

Cuban Olympic holder was taken immediately to his hotel while feeling frustrated of not having achieved his goal in this tournament.

Dayron felt a sharp pain while he had tried to jump over hurdles, therefore, all necessary procedures have been made to bring him back to Cuba so that he can be diagnosed at the Frank País Orthopedic Hospital.

In addition to this, it was later confirmed that U.S. hurdler athletes were not able to prevent Cuban Olympic holder from victory.

It also undeniable that both U.S. twice runner-up Terrence Trammell and Bronze medallist in Osaka David Payne, carried out a hotly disputed race, however, they both had similar racing times of (13, 15), and were surpassed by Barbadian Ryan Braithwaite with 13, 14, a record in his nation.

Dayron Capetillo could not surpassed any of his hurdlers rivals during the first semi-final by being placed eight with 13, 55, which is considered the racing time number 19 among those 24 hurdlers.

Cuba’s Western Team Set to Win Baseball Tournament

The Western baseball team won 3 to 1 over its eastern counterpart during extra inning game at the Nelson Fernandez Park, and was near to conquer the national baseball title of the Cuban all start baseball tournament.

Eastern right-handed pitcher Ismel Jimenez began this game and once again he failed to live up general expectance on his performance.

During this first inning, Yulieski Gorriel, hit a double that made his western team to begin wining 1-0.

After this game, there were many who started to think that there would be many more, however, 23 year old pitcher from Santi Espirutus province, achieved to halt further batting from his eastern team counterpart during the following three innings.

Cuban western pitcher Norge Luis Vera, calmed down his team’s local fans after having pitched during five innings, without allowing any race from his rival eastern team.

This baseball game became a phenomenal duel of pitchers in which took part Pedro Luis Lazo, Norberto Gónzales and Miguel Lahera by the western baseball team, and Danny Betancourt and Alberto Bicet by the eastern baseball team.

Cuba Advances to Semi-finals of 14th U16 AA World Youth Baseball Championship

Cuba routed Holland 13-3 on Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the 14th U-16 AA World Youth Baseball Championship that is underway in Taichung, Chinese Taipei. The Cuban 14-hit attack was led by first baseman Guillermo Aviles with three hits in five at-bats, including a homerun and a double, two RBIS and three runs; and by short stop Andy Ibañez, with three hits in five at-bats as well, including a double, two RBIs and two runs. Third baseman Lazaro Henandez and left fielder Raydel Medina also homered for
the Caribbean squad.

Right hander Elbis Martinez threw four scoreless innings and held the Dutch to only three hits while he struck out six, but the victory was credited to Yosibel Castillo, who climbed the mound in the fifth and allowed Holland’s three runs (two of them earned).

After their sixth consecutive win in the tournament, the Cubans will now face Venezuela in semi-finals tomorrow. The Venezuelans beat South Korea on Friday 11-5.

The other semi-final game will see also undefeated United States facing Mexico. On Friday, Mexico edged Japan 5-4 while the Americans took a hard-fought 11-8 win over host Chinese Taipei after they were trailing
0-8.