Leyanis Pérez wins world gold before Yulimar Rojas’ eyes
The Pinar del Río native breaks the Venezuelan’s streak of four consecutive world titles with an extraordinary sequence of three jumps of over 14.90 meters.
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The Pinar del Río native breaks the Venezuelan’s streak of four consecutive world titles with an extraordinary sequence of three jumps of over 14.90 meters.
MLB has not received permission from OFAC to officially invite the island to the top international baseball event. A similar situation occurred in 2022 and was ultimately resolved.
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To achieve this new world record, Erick was unable to complete his training given that for several weeks he spent most of his time focused on the recovery and rehabilitation of his brother Douglas, who suffered a stroke.
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