Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Sport and the Third World - Cuba and Laos

Laos, a predominantly Buddhist country, has a new Socialist Republic since 1975. Laos, best described as the Democratic People's Republic of Laos is said, a land of ancient culture, history, traditions and beautiful historic buildings. Its fertile fields and tropical forests cover an area bigger than Utah and Florida. But sport has not grown popularity.Certainly, Olympic sport is in chaos Laos. There are no stadiums, athletes, swimming pool and sports projects.

In 1980,Thipsamay Chantaphone was ready, lost in the 20 km to the Moscow Olympics. For the first time, Laos sent a team to compete in Olympic Games Summer Olympics. Unlike Alberto Juantorena (athletics: 400 and 800 m), Maria Caridad Colon Ruen (Athletics: Thow javelin) and Roberto Urrutia (weightlifting), Chantaphone to go in the USSR, Bulgaria and East Germany.The the story same thing. Like all other socialist countries in Asia andAfrica was not to support the sport Lao USSR.

Between 1960 and 1991 there were more than 20 socialist countries in the Third World: Afghanistan (1979-1989), Angola (1979-1991), Benin (1974-1991), Cambodia (1975-1989), Congo (1969 to 1989 ), Ethiopia (1974-1991), Ghana (1961-1966), Guinea (1960-1991), Guinea Bissau (1974-1991), Grenada (1979-1983), Madagascar (1975-1991), Mali (1962 -1991), Mozambique (1977-1989), Mongolia (1950-1990), Somalia (1970-1977) South Yemen (1970-1990) andZimbabwe (1980-1989).

Unlike Cuba, the sports system was a disaster in the Third World socialist states, for example, 17 countries do not win an Olympic medal. Angola made its debut in 1980 Olympic Games in the Soviet Union.Only North Korea qualified for the World Cup. Meanwhile, Guinea sent 3 athletes to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
depend Between 1962 and 1990, Cuba in aid from the Soviet world. Different from Laos, Tanzania, Seychelles,the USSR provided massive financial aid for human development and poverty reduction. Most of the aid used in sport.Cuba Cubans have received more money per capita for sports such as Brazil, Taiwan and South Korea for promotion.

Moscow played a key role in Cuba `s rapid development.Furthermore sports, the Kremlin and East Germany helped sports program for children in different cities and regions Island.However, the USSR had a wave of favorable publicity for for their helpSport in Cuba

Thanks to the generosity of the Soviet Union, the Cuban dictatorship has been host some events as "Jose A. Huelga Tournament" (baseball), "Ramon Fonst Tournament" (fencing), "Villa Clara Cup" (swimming), "Martires de Barbados Cup "(fencing)," Cerro Pelado Cup "(wrestling)," Raul Capablanca Tournament "(chess)" Barrientos Tournament (Athletics), "Giraldo Cordova Cardin tournament (boxing)," Moncada Cup "(gymnastics)" Jose Ramon Rodriguez Tournament "(judo),Manuel Suarez Tournament (weighlifting) and "Cuba Cup" (diving). More than 50 participating nations, including Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, Jamaica, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, North Korea , Guyana, Nicaragua and Spain. For example, 1961-1971, the People `s Republic of Bulgaria sent 400 athletes in Havana.

Every year the Cuban delegation was in Eastern Europe to participate in international tournaments and competitions, for example, "FriendlyKatowice (basketball / Poland), "Bratislava Cup (volleyball / Czechoslovakia)," Tungsram Cup (polo, Hungary), "Chemistry Cup" (boxing / GDR), "Pravda Bratislava" (track and field / Czechoslovakia), "Olympic Day "(Athletics / RPG)," Savaria Cup "(volleyball / Hungary). In addition, Havana was the Olympic host several tournaments: Pan American Games (1991), Central America and Caribbean Games (1982) Women` s Basketball Preolympic and 26 Baseball World Cup(1984).

In the past, Cuba has sent more than 50 buses throughout the Soviet world to study. Alejandrina Herrera Pino received his degree in sports Leipzing Vladimir Illich Lenin 1968.Julio Becquer was completed Yañez Institute of Physical Culture Moscow.Jose Jose was the Medical Academy in Bulgaria.Like Loaquin Loo, Verania Piñera and Juana Bravet Quesis, Godoy Sanchez studied physical education at the Moscow Institute of Central.Certainly, CubaLaos was not, or perhaps Tanzania.

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