Holguín athlete Andy Hechavarría finished twelfth in the triple jump final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Toruń, Poland, with a jump of 16.42 meters, far from his best performance of the season.
The Sports Initiation School (EIDE) in Holguín received a significant donation of sports equipment, which contributes to the training of athletes at the local sports academy.
The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (FCBS) reported that two players were removed from the roster announced for the VI World Baseball Classic and stated that they are considering possible replacements.
Holguín is once again represented among the elite of continental softball. Shortstop Luis Raúl Domínguez, from Sagua de Tánamo, and pitcher Rafael Guerra, from Mayarí, are part of the Cuban team that will participate in the Men's Pan American Championship, scheduled for February 21-28 in the Colombian city of Montería.
The Cuban team that will participate on February 5 to 13 in the 2nd Baseball Series of the Americas was presented with its flag at Havana’s Latin American Stadium by the renowned former pitcher and coach Pedro Luis Lazo and received by team captain Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez, symbolically escorted by outfielders Roelquis Gibert and Roel Santos.