The sport glory of the Caribbean island, to whom the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro awarded the Medal of Dignity of his country for his sporting and human merits, will be presented on June 14 in Cosenza, capital of the province of the same name, in the Calabria region. local time at the headquarters of the National Association of the Roman Press.Īlso known for her successes as the Caribbean Storm, winner of the Grand Prix of Athletics from 1987 to 1991 and two world titles in 19, she will also visit the city of Novara on June 5, as well as the cities of Imperia and Pisa on June 6 and 12. The tour of the Cuban athlete, champion in multiple international events in 400 and 800 meters, will include a presentation in this capital, which will take place on June 10 at 5:00 p.m. The president of Anaic said that Ana Fidelia Quirós is an example of the achievements of sports in her nation, despite the affectations suffered by Cuba as a result of the criminal economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States against that country. Papacci pointed out that the tour of Italy of the outstanding sprinter, organized by Anaic, will begin this Saturday with an event that will take place at 17:30 local time at the Vittorio Tommasi Circle in the city of Venice. Marco Papacci, president of the National Association of Italy-Cuba Friendship (Anaic), emphasized in declarations to Prensa Latina the importance of the presence in this European nation of Ana Fidelia, multi-champion between 19, who will speak about the achievements of the sport in her country. She also holds the world best for the unofficial distance of 600 meters.Rome, June 4 (PL) - The stellar Cuban runner Ana Fidelia Quiros, an emblematic figure of world athletics, began a tour of nine cities in Italy on Saturday where she will make presentations on her sports career and her life, said a social leader. Her personal best time ranks her as the fourth fastest 800 m runner of all time. Her personal best for 400 m is 49.61. She is one of only a handful of female athletes who have run under 1 minute and 55 seconds for 800 m: her best time of 1:54.44 was set when winning the IAAF World Cup in Barcelona in 1989, and she also ran 1:54.82 to beat Maria de Lurdes Mutola in a Grand Prix race in Cologne in 1997. She also won a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She had international success in the following years too: she won a gold medal at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Sweden and again in 1997 in Athens. She returned from her accident in late 1993 and won a silver medal in the Central America Games, behind the Surinam athlete Letitia Vriesde. Her daughter did not survive and died a week after she was born. She was pregnant at the time and gave birth to her daughter prematurely in hospital while fighting for her life. However the following year she was involved in a horrific domestic accident that left her seriously injured. Quirot won a silver medal at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female former athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.
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