Sports – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Wed, 12 May 2021 13:40:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Sports – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 MLB: Meet the Venezuelan leaders in the Major Leagues https://onvenezuela.com/mlb-meet-the-venezuelan-leaders-in-the-major-leagues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mlb-meet-the-venezuelan-leaders-in-the-major-leagues Wed, 12 May 2021 13:40:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=9132

Let’s meet the Venezuelan leaders in the various departments in the MLB. In fact, some Creole players have been the most prominent in the various departments in the Major Leagues, which are the following: Full Text -> Explica

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Unbeaten El Salvador, Venezuela lead Americas teams to FIBA U15 Women’s Skills Challenge 2021 https://onvenezuela.com/unbeaten-el-salvador-venezuela-lead-americas-teams-to-fiba-u15-womens-skills-challenge-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unbeaten-el-salvador-venezuela-lead-americas-teams-to-fiba-u15-womens-skills-challenge-2021 Mon, 10 May 2021 12:40:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=9068

The battle to win Group B was even closer as Venezuela won a tie-break in their 140-140 duel with Puerto Rico, while Panama and Guatemala also advanced in third and fourth, respectively. The full standings of the Americas Qualifiers are available here. Venezuela had recorded the best score across the five days as they posted 132 points in a convincing opening success against Nicaragua. Full Text-> FIBA.basketball

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Venezuelan track star Yulimar Rojas smashes triple jump record https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelan-track-star-yulimar-rojas-smashes-triple-jump-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelan-track-star-yulimar-rojas-smashes-triple-jump-record Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:45:04 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=8815

 On 21 February 2020, Rojas officially broke the record for the farthest triple jump (female) (indoors) with 15.43 meters (50 feet 7.4 inches) during the Meeting Villa of Madrid in Spain.   At just 24 years old, Rojas ran, jumped, and flew over 15 meters on the indoor track at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur, leaving her record-holding mark on the competition.   This accomplishment earned her the title of 2020 Athlete of the Year award by World Athletics.  By Luisa Sánchez. Full Text -> GuinnessWorldRecords

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Arizona jumper Diana Ramos sets Venezuela indoor high-jump record https://onvenezuela.com/arizona-jumper-diana-ramos-sets-venezuela-indoor-high-jump-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arizona-jumper-diana-ramos-sets-venezuela-indoor-high-jump-record Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:01:24 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=8534

Ten years ago, the University of Arizona was not part of Diana Ramos’ plan. Thoughts of competing in track and field, or setting a national record in the high jump? No way. Ramos was dancing her way across the rhythmic gymnastics circuit in Venezuela. That’s a long way from Lubbock, Texas, where she found herself competing in the high jump in February. By Caitlin Schmidt. Full Text -> Tucson.com

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The Step by Step Success of Venezuelan Judo https://onvenezuela.com/the-step-by-step-success-of-venezuelan-judo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-step-by-step-success-of-venezuelan-judo Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:53:53 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=8490

Venezuela has been very active on the World Judo Tour for several years. We wanted to know a little bit more about the team and their secrets. Kilmar Campos is the coach of the Venezuelan team. We met him on the last day of competition in Antalya. By Nicolas Messner, Leandra Freitas. Full Text -> IJF

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Olympic fencing champ makes ends meet by delivering food for Uber Eats https://onvenezuela.com/olympic-fencing-champ-makes-ends-meet-by-delivering-food-for-uber-eats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympic-fencing-champ-makes-ends-meet-by-delivering-food-for-uber-eats Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:38:58 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=6659

Limardo was born in Bolivar City in Venezuela in 1985, but has been living in Poland for 19 years. He came to Poland as a teenager, encouraged by his uncle Ruperto, who had studied in Hungary during the 1980s and picked up a love for fencing. He studied physical education at the University of Computer Sciences and Skills in the city of Łódź, in central Poland. by Anne Chatham. Full Text -> TheFirstNews

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Venezuela’s Rojas sets new indoor women’s triple jump world record https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelas-rojas-sets-new-indoor-womens-triple-jump-world-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelas-rojas-sets-new-indoor-womens-triple-jump-world-record Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:11:33 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=1554

Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas on Friday set a new indoor women’s triple jump world record of 15.43m at a meeting in Madrid. BY AFP. Full text -> The Jakarta Post.

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