Diana Nyad intentará por quinta vez cruzar a nado el mar entre Cuba y Florida

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La Habana, 29 ago.- La nadadora estadounidense Diana Nyad se lanzará al mar abierto el próximo fin de semana desde el Club Náutico Internacional "Hemingway", de La Habana, para intentar por quinta vez cruzar a nado el mar que separa a Cuba de Florida (EEUU), un año después de que fallara en ese propósito.

Nyad, de 64 años, está previsto que llegue mañana viernes a Cuba para iniciar el recorrido el próximo sábado si las condiciones del tiempo se lo permiten, según dijo a Efe una fuente del Club Náutico, situado al oeste de La Habana.

Nyad tuvo que abandonar ese objetivo en agosto de 2012 cuando había avanzado más de 60 de las 103 millas del Estrecho de Florida (96 de 160 kilómetros) debido a las picaduras de medusas que sufrió en la travesía.

De haberlo logrado entonces, Nyad se habría convertido en la primera persona en atravesar los mares entre La Habana y Cayo Hueso a nado y sin jaula protectora de los ataques de los tiburones.

La veterana nadadora emprendió el primer intento de realizar esta hazaña deportiva en 1978, pero lo abandonó tras casi 42 horas en el agua a causa de un mal tiempo. Luego repitió en 2011 y las últimas dos veces con diferencia de solo unas semanas fueron el año pasado.

Nyad ha manifestado que esta aventura marítima "ha sido siempre el sueño de tratar de llegar a nuestra otra orilla, sin importar lo que cueste, y ese sueño sigue".

Durante su carrera deportiva, Nyad se convirtió en la mejor nadadora de larga distancia del mundo y cumplió varias plusmarcas, incluida la de siete horas y 57 minutos alrededor de la isla neoyorquina de Manhattan, cuando tenía 50 años.

Hace dos meses, la nadadora australiana Chloe McCardel se lanzó a las aguas con el mismo fin, pero las picaduras de medusas se lo impidieron, y en junio de 2012, la británico australiana Penny Palfrey también trató, pero tras bracear más de tres cuartas partes del recorrido, una fuerte corriente marina la obligó a desistir.

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Surfista estadounidense logra cruzar el Estrecho de la Florida

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Tras 28 horas de remar, parado, en una tabla de surf, el norteamericano Benjamin Friberg arribó a las costas de Cayo Hueso (Estados Unidos), hecho que lo convierte en el primer hombre en cruzar el Estrecho de la Florida en estas condiciones.

Según la página Ninety North en la red social Facebook, el atleta logró llegar a tierra en una travesía inédita, hazaña que comenzó este jueves en horas del mediodía, al salir desde la Marina Hemingway, de La Habana.

Con esta aventura a mar abierto, Friberg, músico de jazz y amante de los deportes extremos, impone un récord en esa modalidad, conocida como paddleboarding o stand up paddle surf.

Este viaje es para promover la paz, el amor y la amistad entre los pueblos de Cuba y Estados Unidos, así como también un estilo de vida saludable, afirmó el atleta en la capital cubana. En su recorrido, fue escoltado por una embarcación, donde navegaron especialistas —un capitán, un camarógrafo, una nutricionista y una enfermera—, quienes velaron por la seguridad del surfista.

Originario de Chattanooga, en el estado de Tennessee, Friberg practica deportes de remo desde hace 20 años, pero hace solo cuatro comenzó a experimentar en la especialidad de paddleboarding, que solo admite remar de pie.

El cruce del estrecho de la Florida, partiendo desde Cuba, se ha convertido en un reto para varios atletas del mundo, en especial del país norteamericano. En junio del 2011, un salvavidas de Miami Beach completó el trayecto en paddleboarding en poco más de 29 horas, acostado sobre una tabla y braceando.

Benjamin Friberg inicia travesía Cuba-EE.UU en una tabla de surf

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El estadounidense Benjamin Friberg inicia travesía para cruzar el Estrecho de Florida sobre una tabla de surf y remando de pie, desde el Club Náutico "Ernest Hemingway" en La Habana. Cuba

New Yorker Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez certified world’s oldest man

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In the wake of the Spanish-American War in 1901, Cuba became a U.S. protectorate. That same year, Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez was born in El Tejado de Bejar, Spain. Just over 112 years later, the Guinness Book of World Records officially certified Sanchez-Blazquez as the oldest living man in the world on Thursday.
Sanchez-Blazquez succeeded 116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura who died June 12 of this year. He is, however, three years younger than 115-year-old Misao Okawa, the oldest woman – and person – in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
The Guinness World Records committee relied on immigration papers, marriage records, census data, and new reports to confirm Sanchez-Blazquez’s age.
Sanchez-Blazquez emigrated from Spain when he was 17 years old to work in Cuba with his friends. After working in sugar cane fields for two years, he then immigrated through Ellis Island and moved to Lynch, Kentucky to mine coal.
He eventually moved to Niagara, New York in the early 1930s. There he met his wife, Pearl, and fathered two children. Currently his son, John, is 76 years old and his daughter is 69 years old. His extended family spans four generations with seven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Over the years Sanchez-Blazquez spent his free time dominating gin rummy with his friends, gardening, and filling out crossword puzzles, according to Guinness World Records. He credits his health and longevity to his daily banana and six Anacin tablets.
In 2007, he moved to a nursing home where he still resides. In ten more years he has the chance to steal the spotlight for the oldest authenticated age of any person. That record is held by 122-year-old Jeanne Louise Calment of France.

American Man To Paddle From Cuba To Key West

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Ben Friberg is attempting to Standup Paddleboard from Cuba to Key West.

Sometime this weekend Ben Friberg, from Chattanoga, and creator of the Chattajack 31 Standup Paddleboard and Kayak Race, will paddle from Cuba to Key West. It’s 90 miles as the crow flies, but paddleboards don’t have wings. 

This is a channel crossing that others have made or attempted before him, including some swimmers and a traditional (prone) paddleboarder, but only one (Cynthia Aguilar, in 2011) has successfully made the crossing on a Standup Paddleboard. (Which seems like and advantageous way to go to me, given that at least on a standup, you should, hopefully, not be in the water with the jellyfish, which seem to put an end to many crossings of that channel.)

I caught up with Ben before he and his team left Chattanooga. He sounded prepared, but nervous about the weather. “There are still so many variables with the weather. I will be more comfortable when I get there and people who understand what the the weather challenges and conditions are there. Right now, there is a system coming off the coast of Africa that the NHC says has a 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm. Moving 15 miles per hour.” (As of press time, this storm has been named Tropical Storm Dorian, and is projected to hit the area near Cuba sometime around Tuesday.) He said “There so many things at play here. We could really experience a ‘calm before the storm’, or there could be a brutal headwind coming toward Cuba. I’ll feel better when I’m there, standing, looking out at the water, ready to paddle.”

GETTING THERE

Ben will be taking a team that includes his boat captain, cook, navigator, medic, and some additional helpers. Five people are driving from Chattanooga, three are flying, and the rest are down in Key West already. It has taken months and months of wading through red tape and regulations in order to receive the permits to go to Cuba. “I didn’t want to do a lot of publicity before we secured the final permit, in case the trip was a no-go.” In addition to his team (details below), he’s getting help from sponsor Kokatat, a U.S. manufacturer of outdoor water gear located in Arcata, California. 

The team will take two days to sail from Key West to Cuba. Once on Cuba, they will most likely leave to paddle back to Key West as soon as possible. “Captain Bob doesn’t like to stay on Cuba for too long because he says that the weather can change quickly for the worse and you’ll end up having done all of this preparation for nothing.” The crew is looking forward to any time they are able to spend in Cuba in order to soak up the culture that few Americans get to see.

THE TEAM

Ben said “Everybody going along on the trip is so inspiring. It is fantastic to have this group of people that are really great at what they do. All of them are very down to earth and humble people. Very team-oriented. They’re all amazing in their own element. That serves as a great inspiration to me.” 

Here’s who’s going to Cuba:

“Captain Bob Olin (Key West, FL) Capt Bob has assisted individuals looking to cross from Cuba to Key West six or more times. He has assisted numerous world-class swimmers (Penny Palfrey, Dian Nyad, Chloe McCardel) and both Cynthia Aguilar’s prone expeditions.

Ben Friberg (Chattanooga 20 years paddling whitewater, four years SUP, Chattanooga Native

Russell Friberg (Chattanooga) Ben’s dad. Russell is one of the happiest go lucky so and so’s in this life. He’s always cracking jokes and trying to get a laugh out of ya. He’s not an endurance athlete but he knows how to laugh and stay positive all day long. 

Kathy Zerkle (Fayetteville, W.V.) Kathy is our team medic. She has assisted many unique adventures and is in high demand by teams needing a medic.

Kimberley Sutton (Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach, N.C.) Kimberley was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago till age 14, then moved to Manhattan, upon graduating high school she moved to Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach, N.C. She is experienced in endurance endeavors having completed an Ironman, paddled the entire coast of North Carolina (2013), and is no stranger to podium finishes in a multitude of SUP races.

David Hughes (Fayetteville, W.V.) David Hughes is a whitewater veteran of 25 years and has chased adventures for the majority of his life. He founded the New River Academy, a high school for kids fortunate enough to travel the world kayaking while completing an accredited high school curriculum. David was Ben’s counselor at the YMCA Camp Ocoee in the early 1990’s.

Hunt Jennings (Chattanooga Hunt is the youngest member in our group. Hunt was a student at McCallie High School until his Junior and Senior year, both of which he spent traveling, studying, and kayaking throughout the U.S. and internationally with David Hughes’ high school New River Academy. Hunt is now a top athlete amongst kayaking’s elite and as humble as they come.

Sam Silvey and Hugh Huffaker Sam’s and Hugh are both Chattanooga natives. Their element is rock, they climb. Together the two run Silvey+Huffaker Creative. Sam and Hugh will document the adventure as it unfolds.

The team also consists of a navigator and cook, both aboard the support boat. The team has two weather exerts stationed in Florida who will be communicating with the team via satellite phone.”

A 40 HOUR PADDLE? 

“How long will this take you? Will you get off your board?” I asked. “I hope I can do it in less than 24 hours. I’m mentally preparing myself for 40 hours,” he said.

Let that sink in. 

Paddling for 40 hours straight.

Why not get off your board and rest? 

He answered “Nobody has set a set of rules for channel crossings on paddleboards. Swimmers, however, have a very strict set of rules for channel crossings that are based on the English channel crossing. They go shore to shore, no wetsuit, no getting on the boat and resting. You can stop and eat and tread water. You can’t climb on the boat and take a breather. I think we should try to stick to those rules. You can fall off, climb back on board, can sit on the board for a feeding break, but c’mon, it’s standup paddleboarding. Let’s stand up.” He continued, “If a great white shark shows up, you might have to get on the boat. You can take a look at where you are on the GPS, and when you get back out on the board, start at the GPS coordinates.”

Someday, if travel restrictions to Cuba are lifted, and people who live in Key West can get on a boat, paddle over, and complete the crossing when the Gulf Stream, swell, and wind are all perfectly lined up, he thinks the crossing will be completed in 17 or fewer hours. “I don’t think I will get those conditions,” he said. 

THE BURNING QUESTION

“What will you eat to paddle for 40 hours?” (I always want to know what everyone’s eating.) “I have three phases of food strategy,” he said. “I start with solid foods like sandwiches and fruit and stuff. Before my stomach starts to get weird. I kind of decide in the moment. I might have some Cliff bars. They’re not my favorite by they work ok for me. I eat a lot of carbs and protein in the beginning.” 

“Once my stomach starts to tell me that it is getting fatigued, I will switch to endurance foods like blocks and gels.”

“After about 12 hours, my stomach has about had it. At that point I eat soft carbs that I can get down. During the 24 hour Yukon paddle last year, what kept me going after hour 12 were kid’s vanilla pudding snacks and blueberries. They’re easy to digest and gave me instant energy. 

I think it’s important to have a variety of foods. People on the boat can ask what you want to eat.”

In terms of hydration, he drinks mostly water and takes Hammer electrolyte pills, or might add a supplement to his water pack. “I like the Nuun grape flavor,” he said. 

PREPARING FOR A 40 HOUR PADDLE

Ben said his main fitness goal is “To be able to get up off the couch and do whatever I want.” Most people don’t want to get off the couch and paddle from Cuba, but I see where he’s going with that. 

He said “I don’t do a strict training program. I like to cross train and do lots of different activities. I do have a personal trainer so that I can do whatever I want. I might not make the podium, but I want to just have fun out there doing it.”

Mental preparation has a lot to do with getting ready for such a huge endeavor. He said “I think that my biggest strength going into this is, and it comes from having kayaked for 20 years, is the ability to suffer. When you kayak in Tennessee, the best season is in the middle of the winter when it is super cold and really miserable. If you’re doing a 10 or 15 mile paddle and its 30 degrees, and you crash and you get wet and really cold, and borderline hypothermic, inside a gorge with cliff walls, you can’t just quit. You have no choice but to go to the finish line where you car is. You’re managing what your problem is. Core temp is dropping, vision is slowed down, can’t feel fingers. You can always say “this sucks, but I’ve had worse.” 

From a recent trip to Hawaii, he learned a lot about how to use swell, depending upon its direction—using it to the advantage and lessening the impact of it being the detriment. He also prepared by very carefully selecting the people that will go with him. “I’ve made sure that they’re positive and inspiring. None of these people are selfish people. They have all solved crisis situations and know how to adapt to a tough situation.”

EXCITEMENT BUILDS

“I’m really excited to experience the culture of Cuba and see Havana. I’m also really excited to be immersing myself in the dynamics of a really cool group of people going with us. I look forward to being out in the frontier of the open ocean and everything that comes with that. Also, for me, while doing long paddles, I look forward to hours eight and nine when you’re still feeling really good, have come a long way, and you can sort of see the how things are going to fall the rest of the way. When you’re in a good steady paddle and place. A zen place. Moving forward. I like to grab some headphones and put them on and go into a happy place. Can only get to after you’ve been paddling that long and you know how much you have to do. Assuming that the conditions aren’t completely miserable.” 

Best wishes for fair skies and calm seas, Ben. We’ll talk to you on the other side!

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Aerialist Nik Wallenda crossed the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon on Sunday. The stunt took him about 1,500 feet above the river. It took him 22 minutes to cross the quarter-mile gorge. 

Failed Cuba-to-Florida Swimmer Won't Try Again

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The Australian who gave up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another attempt.

Chloe McCardel told The Associated Press that she had picked June because the jellyfish danger was supposed to be low. But about 11 hours and 14 miles into her expected 60-hour, 110-mile journey, she found herself in a swarm.

"I had one coming out of my mouth. I was pulling it, this tentacle out of my mouth, but I don't remember this moment. My kayaker told me that I was doing this, 'cause I have no recollection.

"Excrutiating" pain: Chloe McCardel. Photo: AFP

I'm not coming back. That's it," she said.

The 28-year-old from Melbourne became the latest endurance athlete undone by the strong currents and fierce jellyfish of the Florida Straits on Wednesday night, abandoning her attempt to become the first person to swim across nonstop without a shark cage. The jellyfish caught her by surprise.

"I got smashed with them coming from every direction," she said. "I would not have gone to all this trouble if I had known they would be out in such numbers in June."

She was pulled out of the water and taken by one of her support vessels to Key West, where she was resting at a hotel Thursday. She said the trip back to land was excruciating.

"It was two and a half hours of the worst pain, continuously, every second, of my whole entire life. It's like fireballs in every fiber," she said.

It was the fifth failure involving three women who have tried to make the marathon swim the past three summers. Jellyfish stings and strong currents have been the main impediments.

Diana Nyad tweeted her commiseration. The endurance athlete has failed three times trying to make the same crossing and says she'd like to take another shot this summer.

"It's a tough night for Chloe McCardel, a superior swimmer and an exemplary spirit," Nyad wrote.

Endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey has also tried and failed to make the swim.

Australian Susie Maroney successfully made the crossing in 1997, but she did it with the benefit of a shark cage.

McCardel had twice made a double crossing of the English Channel, but the most time she had spent in the water continuously was 25 hours.

She attempted her Cuba to Florida swim under English Channel Marathon rules, which meant she could not touch her support boat or hold on to anything. She also wasn't allowed to wear a full-body wetsuit, which would have helped protect against jellyfish.

McCardel and her team spent nine and a half months planning the trip and studying others' attempts.

The repeated failures raise the question of whether the Cuba-to-Florida swim without a cage is even doable as a 2.5 day swim is stretching the physical limits of even elite endurance athletes. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest open water swim without flippers was 139.8 miles (225 km) by Croatian Veljko Rogosic, who swam between two Italian cities on the Adriatic Sea from Aug. 29 to 31, 2006.

Dr. Clifton Page, a sports medicine specialist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said he thinks the Cuba-to-Florida swim can be done, although there are several physical obstacles to overcome. He has advised Nyad on her swims.

One obstacle is hypothermia. While the water is more than 80 degrees in late spring and summer, it is still well below the body's normal temperature of 98 degrees and causes it to slowly drop. There is also malnutrition. No matter how often the swimmer stops to eat, she will never ingest enough calories to make up for those expended swimming, he said. After a while, that causes the muscles to start breaking down. Then there is dehydration, he said. Even though swimmers don't feel it, they sweat just like any other athlete, while the saltwater acts like a wick, drawing even more water out of the body. Finally, there is sleep deprivation -- exercising that hard for days without sleep can result in hallucinations.

Chloe McCardel shows jellyfish stings: "It's like fireballs in every fibre." Photo: Reuters

"The variable is the jellyfish," Page said. He said their bites are very painful and potentially fatal if not treated. "Chloe would have gotten a lot further into her swim if she hadn't been bit."

Adding to the swimmer's strain are the Florida Strait's currents. Villy Kourafalou, a University of Miami oceanography professor, said that the swim from Cuba to the Keys "is very challenging as the currents are not only very strong but also extremely variable."

But, she said, modern computer models that utilize information from satellites, buoys and ships allow the swimmer's support team to better predict the currents and help the members decide the best time to start the swim, the best route to take and then make adjustments along the way.

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Amelia Earhart’s Plane Revealed in Sonar?

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A grainy sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati might represent the remains of the Electra, the two-engine aircraft legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was piloting when she vanished on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator.

Released by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), which has long been investigating Earhart's last, fateful flight, the images show an "anomaly" resting at the depth of about 600 feet in the waters off Nikumaroro island, some 350 miles southeast of Earhart's target destination, Howland Island.

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According to TIGHAR researchers, the sonar image shows a strong return from a narrow object roughly 22 feet long oriented southwest/northeast on the slope near the base of an underwater cliff. Shadows indicate that the object is higher on the southwest (downhill side). A lesser return extends northeastward for about 131 feet.

"What initially got our attention is that there is no other sonar return like it in the entire body of data collected," Ric Gillespie, executive director of TIGHAR, told Discovery News.

"It is truly an anomaly, and when you're looking for man-made objects against a natural background, anomalies are good," he added.

A number of artifacts recovered by TIGHAR during 10 expeditions have suggested that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, made a forced landing on the island's smooth, flat coral reef. Gillespie and his team believe the two became castaways and eventually died there.

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In July 2012, Gillespie and his crew returned to Nikumaroro to carry out an underwater search for the plane with a torpedo-shaped Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV).

Multi-beam sonar mounted on the ship mapped the underwater terrain and the AUV collected a volume of side-scan data along roughly 1.3 nautical miles of shoreline off the west end of Nikumaroro, while the ROV, capable of reaching depths of 3,000 feet, produced hours upon hours of high-definition video.

Plagued by a number of technical issues and a difficult environment, the hunt did not result in the immediate identification of pieces from Earhart's Lockheed Electra aircraft.

As they returned from the data collection trip, TIGHAR researchers began reviewing and analyzing all of new material recovered from the underwater search.

They identified a small debris field of objects at the depth of 200 feet, which TIGHAR forensic imaging specialist Jeff Glickman described as consisting of man-made objects.

Located distinctly apart from the debris field of the SS Norwich City, a British steamer which went aground on the island's reef in 1929, the site features objects which appear consistent with the interpretation made by Glickmann of a grainy photograph of Nikumaroro's western shoreline.

The grainy photo was shot by British Colonial Service officer Eric R. Bevington in October 1937, just three months after Amelia's disappearance on July 2, 1937. It revealed an apparent man-made protruding object on the left side of the frame.

Forensic imaging analyses of the picture found the mysterious object consistent with the shape and dimensions of the wreckage of landing gear from Earhart's plane.

"The Bevington photo shows what appears to be four components of the plane: a strut, a wheel, a worm gear and a fender. In the debris field there appears to be the fender, possibly the wheel and possibly some portions of the strut," Glickman told Discovery News.

A new twist in the search occurred last March when Richard Conroy, a member of TIGHAR’s on-line Amelia Earhart Search Forum, spotted an anomaly in a sonar map posted online.

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Australian woman preps for Cuba-to-Florida swim

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KEY WEST, Fla. -- An Australian woman is getting ready to try swimming from Cuba to Florida.

Endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel has a practice swim scheduled Sunday in the waters off Key West. Her attempt at swimming across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Keys without a shark cage is set for June.

She's the latest swimmer to try the difficult crossing.

American Diana Nyad has tried four times: once in 1978 with a shark cage, and three times in the last two years without it. After jellyfish thwarted her most recent attempt, in August, Nyad all but ruled out a fifth try.

Strong currents forced Australian Penny Palfrey to abandon her attempt last July.

One Australian has successfully finished the swim. Susie Maroney did it in 1997 with a shark cage.

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Domingo Rosillo: Key West celebrates centennial Cuba flight

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KEY WEST, Fla. -- Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being honored.

Rosillo's son Albert Rosillo and other family members unveiled a bust of the pilot Friday at Key West International Airport.

The unveiling marked the 100th anniversary of a May 17, 1913, race between Domingo Rosillo and Agustin Parla to be the first pilot to accomplish the 90-mile open-water crossing between Key West and Cuba.

Rosillo triumphed after Parla encountered mechanical problems, reportedly landing in about two hours.

Seven years later, a fledgling Key West airline launched the United States' first scheduled international airmail and passenger service. In 1927, the island was the birthplace of Pan American World Airways.

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Ganador de Guinness muere intentando batir su propio récord (Video)

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Sailendra Nath Roy es el nombre del ciudadano indio que murió este domingo mientras recorría un cable de 183 metros sobre un río, sujetado por su pelo. Con esta hazaña pretendía quebrar su antiguo Récord Guinness, alcanzado en 2011, cuando se desplazó 82,5 metros atado de su “cola de caballo” en el Fuerte Neemrana de Rajastán. Biobiochile.cl

Con su familia entre el público, el hombre alcanzó a realizar el 40% del camino total, sin embargo, tras quedar atascado durante 20 minutos sufrió un ataque cardíaco.

En la actividad, cabe señalar, no se encontraban ambulancias ni médicos según informó la Agencia EFE.

Tras el hecho el participante fue trasladado hasta el hospital más cercano, donde los especialistas lo declararon muerto debido al ataque.

El suceso se registró en el río Teesta, ubicado en el estado de Bengala Occidental, lugar donde Roy -cuyo oficio era conductor de la policía local- falleció intentando superarse a sí mismo.

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Bernard Hopkins: La leyenda que vino de "menos a mas"

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Anoche Bernard Hopkins (56-6-2, 32 KO’s) le ganó la faja light heavyweight a Tavoris Cloud (24-1, 19 KO’s) en Brooklin, esa victoria lo convirtió en el peleador de más edad (48 años) en titularse monarca mundial.

Dos magistrados vieron el pleito 116-112 y el otro 117-111. El veterano ganó bien, sobre todo, porque dominó después del 7mo; algún buen momento de Cloud es intrascendente, cuando se pierde sobre el ring no hay resumen independiente: ni su juventud ni su invicto fueron suficientes.

Cuando se pelea contra un pugilista como Hopkins, boxeador del tipo que “se las conocen todas”, nunca el pronóstico es abiertamente favorable a un contrario porque sea más joven o más simpático, el intento siempre es un peligro.

Pero Hopkins necesitó la década pasada para que se le reconociera plenamente, debido a la monotonía en que caían sus peleas por las mañas de un boxeo sucio en extremo, que ha sabido combinar con su indudable sapiencia técnica: la cabeza, el codo, los cordones de los guantes, el pisoteo de las zapatillas del contrario, los agarres y empujones con uno o ambos peleadores rodando por el piso, han sido el arsenal de un peleador que, ahora mismo, está inscrito con letras de oro en los anales de Fistiana.

Revisando su carrera, por su clase, por su durabilidad envidiable con casi medio siglo a sus espaldas y en la forma en que ha llegado a esa edad, el apodo de Hombre de Hierro del boxeo se hizo para él, al que nadie ha podido noquear y cuya resistencia es legendaria, aunque no se reconozca de forma absoluta por la crónica del sector.

Hace varios años, el legendario narrador cubano-venezolano Gonzalo López Silvero me dijo, según contó Don King en su presencia que, en un programa que preparó con Hopkins como estelarista, se podía disparar en ráfagas a las gradas sin que se acertaran 10 dianas, así de vacía estuvo la arena. El contrato, por 2 millones, luego del decepcionante resultado negativo en asistencia, se renegoció y el peleador le dijo que le diera “lo que él quisiera”, que King tomó con filosofía de, hasta cierto punto, negociante “justo” y le pagó 1.5.

Sin embargo, en 1993, perdió la pelea más difícil que Roy Jones jr haya efectuado en su carrera, cuando cayó en Washington por decisión unánime por  la vacante de la FIB de peso mediano contra el Orgullo de Pensacola y los 3 jueces votando 116-112, que no reflejan lo difícil que le fue al vencedor apoderarse de aquella versión.

Al modo mío de verlo, Hopkins se convirtió en atracción de taquilla después que noqueó al boricua Tito Trinidad en el 2001. 

Algo que casi nadie conoce es que el Ídolo de Borinquen se vio afectado por problemas afectivos de índole familiar que, indudablemente, lesionaron su forma, sin embargo, a pesar de que la pelea se dilató por los acontecimientos del 9-11, nadie debe dudar de que Hopkins ganó de la mejor forma.

Cuando Jarmain Taylor le ganó dudosamente a Hopkins dos veces, se creyó que el hombre estaba liquidado, porque no se tuvieron en cuenta ni la responsabilidad ni la disciplina que pone tanto ante el compromiso deportivo como en su vida familiar, que no contempla escándalos ni noticias sensacionales de condimento negativo a su estelar carrera.

Cada vez que Hopkins ha caído dejando en especulación la posibilidad de que “ya está liquidado”, su renacer ha sido más brillante y poderoso, si cabe.

¿Hasta cúando? Nadie lo sabe, con el tipo ni cuenta el conocido y soberano concepto de “el Padre Tiempo se encargará de él”, para mí que va a estar ahí, en forma, hasta que quiera.

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