In Cuba, sport is a core subject in school while they have an outstanding record in games

The arrangement will also cover academic exchange, anti-doping, sports medicine, community sports, equipment and training and development of coaches

The most significant development in sports this year is the signing of a sports exchange Memorandum of Understanding with Cuba.

The MoU, signed between Sports and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa and Antonio Eduardo Becali Garrido, the President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba, INDER, in Havana on March 15. Mr Echesa described the partnership as ‘a breakthrough in the development of Kenyan sport.’