Sports

Baseball -also known as pelota-, boxing, athletics, judo and soccer, to a lesser extent, are the
sports that Cubans practice the most. Several left their mark on the Olympic Games, such as
the "prince of heights", Javier Sotomayor, the boxers Félix Savón and Teófilo Stevenson, the
wrestler Mijaín López, and the "grasshopper", Iván Pedroso, among others. Cubans are also
baseball fans: they have their own amateur league (a necessary condition for sports in Cuba)
and several exiles who continue to leave their mark on the United States Major Leagues.
Volleyball, baseball, boxing and athletics are the most popular sports in the Cuban country:
Volleyball: The main results of Cuban Volleyball are mainly focused on the last decade of
the 20th century, although the first two great results of Cuban volleyball date back to the
Olympic bronze obtained by the men's team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the gold of
the team female at the 8th World Championship held in the former USSR in 1978.
Baseball: Cuba has managed to have a currently powerful team in this sport, making it one of
its most valuable world teams, such development is due in part to the fact that baseball is the
national sport of this country.
Boxing: Cuba has also achieved merit in boxing, playing an equally strong team on the world
stage. In addition, national games are held, although these do not enjoy so much expectation.
He won medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Athletics: The development of athletics in Cuba has not been left behind, there are many
high-performance athletes who have known how to demonstrate their talent and have put the
name of this country at the top.