For the second position the set of Camagüey with 61,5 units and in the third place the territory of Santiago de Cuba with 56.

Among the most outstanding athletes highlights Reinier Mena, of the capital of the country, who imposed juvenile national record in 100 meters with time of 10.22.

Jorge Luis Sánchez, National Commissioner of the this sport, hailed the joust for its worth on the subject of training of the Cuba team for its international commitments, and fundamentally for the Pan-American Games of next July, and qualified the contest as  superior to previous editions, both in organization and in outcomes.

At present, added Sánchez, it is observed a re-arising of the maximum levels in the short speeds of 100 and 400 meters from the selection of juvenile talents, fact to which contributed the continuous seminars to the trainers of the whole island.

In last days Zuriam Hechavarría, from Santiago de Cuba, marked the record of the competition in the feminine branch of 400 meter hurdles with 56.94 y José Luis Gaspar, from Camagüey, set on himself in the masculine one with time of 50.98.

The National Festival of Speed Rafael Fortún In Memoriam assembled over 50 runners of the national team of athletics and 130 from the western, central and oriental regions of the country.

Translated by BA in English Language, Manuel Barrera Téllez

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