Cuba at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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Cuba will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 35 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Triple jumper Yargelis Savigne enters the competition as the reigning World Champion, while Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles aims to gain his first World Championship medal. Decathlete Leonel Suárez is the world leader in his event in the run up to the competition.[1] The three entrants for the men's triple jump are also among the strongest athletes in their event this year.[2]
Cuba at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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WA code | CUB |
National federation | Federación Cubana de Atletismo |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 35 (14 men, 21 women) |
Medals |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
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