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The island of Cuba has fared pretty well in the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Cuba has won 11 medals, including 5 Gold. This Reuters photo shows 27-year-old Julio Cesar La Cruz on the left in red defeating the favorite, Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan, in the Light Heavyweight division. In past Olympics, Cuba had won the Gold in every weight class except this one. Julio, who hails from the Cuban city of Camaguey, said, "I'm very happy to be the first Cuban in the history of boxing to win the Olympic title in the 81kg category."
Julio Cesar La Cruz is proud of his Gold Medal.
Saturday this young Cuban, Robeisy Ramirez, won the Gold Medal in Rio by beating Shakur Stevenson of the United States in boxing's bantamweight division. Robeisy was born in 1993 in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Robeisy Ramirez with his Olympic Gold Medal in Rio.
23-year-old Arlen Lopez, shown here in the red, has given Cuba a third boxing Gold Medal in Rio!! Arlen easily defeated Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuzievy 3-rounds-to-0 in the middleweight title match.
Cuba's Arlen Gomez & his Rio gold medal.
The Caribbean island of Jamaica is legendary for producing runners, including the incomparable Usain Bolt. But this Jamaica Observer Editorial Cartoon reminds us that Jamaica also produces great female runners such as Elaine Thompson, depicted above winning the Gold Medal in the women's 200 meters.
This Reuters photo shows Elaine Thompson winning Gold.
She won Gold in both the 100 & 200 meter dashes.
She won Gold in both the 100 & 200 meter dashes.
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