I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport.

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete...

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics – and maintain its integrity – all over the world.

In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.

My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in,...

One of the main features of the Cuban Federation is to enjoy a close relationship with our athletes, we like to give them our full support.

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don’t drink alcohol, don’t take drugs, it’s very important to have a...

Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.

Be very strong… be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.

To educate youngsters and children against the dangers of taking drugs, against taking anything in the body which is not good for the athlete.

I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a...

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

I believe the Athletes Commission has an important role at this moment. We need to protect the image of athletics all over the world.

We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.

I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.

We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions.