Cuba will send 165 athletes to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games.

The team, consisting of 48 women and 117 men, will compete in 16 sports.Cuba will look to a 10-placed finish at Beijing 2008 on the medals table.

In Athens 2004, Cuba was 11th on 9 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze medals.

(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2008)