S P O R T S

Havana.  September 6, 2013

AFTER a long wait, Cuba has finally secured a medal in the South Korea World Rowing Championships, thanks to Angel Fournier from Guantánamo in the single skulls, who finished with a historic silver, September 1 in Chungiu, South Korea, becoming the best rower of all time in the country. The race was emotional and difficult for Fournier because, at the 500-meter post he was last, but little by little picked up speed, until gaining fourth position at the halfway mark, third at just 500 meters from the final line and second to cross the line (6:48.91), just three seconds behind Czech Ondrej Synek (6:45.24), 2010 World Champion and Olympic two-time runner-up. (SE)