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Professor Ronaldo Veitía arrived in Havana and will be treated at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital

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Ronaldo Veitía, a worldwide judo personality, returned to his homeland from Spain on Monday, where he remained hospitalized due to health problems. Upon his arrival, he thanked the island’s authorities for the support offered. At his own request, he is already in Havana, where he was received at the José Martí International Airport by Dr. Pablo Castillo Díaz, director of the Institute of Sports Medicine, who welcomed him on behalf of the Cuban sports movement and people.

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Cuba obtains second victory in the U-16 World Chess Olympiad, in Azerbaijan

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Another Cuban triumph was enjoyed this Monday, with a score of 3-1 over Bangladesh, during the second round of the World Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Nakhshivan 2022, in Azerbaijan. Successes by Daniel Hidalgo and José Alejandro Hernández on boards one and three, in that order, made the difference after Leduard González’s defeat at the second table. Then came the good performance of Greter Caballero to sentence the match.