Although 2011 was not a very happy year for Cuba on a global scale, it is hoped they can turn it around for 2012.
Cuba’s glory days were in the 90s when the women’s team became world champions in 1994 and 1998 - in addition to Olympic Games titles in 1992, 1996 and 2000 - at the same time their men’s counterparts were also finishing on the podium.
At the World Championship in 2002 and 2006 Cuba finished fifth and seventh. Now, under the tutelage of new coach Juan Carlos Gala and with the wise advice of legendary players such as Eugenio George and Regla Torres, their goal is to improve on their 2006 seventh- place finish.
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