Havana dressed up on Sunday and ran its Marabana 2018 at the cadence of American actor Will Smith, who is enjoying a short vacation, according to his Twitter channel, and chose the Wonder City for his brief summer stay at the hotel five star plus, Big Apple Kempiski, located in the heart of Old Havana.

Several profiles on social networks address the stay of the outstanding American actor, and pondered their participation in the sporting event Marabana 2018, which was attended by more than 5 500 people, and that for three decades is run on a Havana circuit, this time, In addition to Smith - actor and rapper - he was assisted by emblematic Cuban and world sports figures such as Ana Fidelia Quirot, Dairon Robles and Javier Sotomayor.

Smith is in Cuba not only to run a recognized and useful Marathon, but to project peace and solidarity among the peoples of the United States. and Cuba, some tweeters activists of the #Cuba label on social networks expressed in their messages.

Other opinions recognized the sporting event that every year hails Havana's birthday. The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed in his Twitter account:

"Very good sunrise at # LaHabana500 with # Marabana2018 Congratulations to the organizers and participants. #FidelCastro taught us that sport is the right of the people. #SomosCuba #SomosContinuidad".

The departure of the sporting event was announced by the radio station Radio Reloj. Marabana is the popular race with the greatest participation in the Island. In this edition about 6,000 runners participated, of them more than 1,500 foreigners from 52 nations.

Editor: Maria Salomé Campanioni