LONDON—Nicaraguan athlete Gabriel Cuadra, 22, is Nicaragua’s latest Olympic hero after setting a new American record in this year’s Paralympic Games in London. On the last day of Nicaragua’s involvement in the Games, Cuadra was quick out of the starting...

LONDON—Across the Atlantic Ocean in Great Britain, the 2012 Paralympic Games began today after an impressive opening ceremony last night. World-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking inaugurated the event with words of hope and human capability, before the Olympic Stadium was captivated...

LONDON—Runner Edgar Cortez finished second to last in his heat in today’s 800 meters, bringing an end to his and Nicaragua’s participation in this year’s Olympic Games. Finishing seven seconds behind his “season’s best,” the 22 year old looked strong...

LONDON—After progressing through to the round of 16, Nicaraguan Olympic boxer Osmar Bravo lost on points (18-6) to Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 25, from the Ukraine on Saturday night. In a recent interview with The Nicaragua Dispatch, Bravo said that he felt...

LONDON—As I stood outside the entrance to the Athletes’ Village, I sympathized with the other 10,000 journalists who couldn’t get their hands on a press pass for this year’s Olympic Games. Credentials dangled around the necks of men and women...

LONDON—Osmar Bravo’s dazzling Olympic performance in the boxing ring Monday night is already legendary in Nicaragua. But what few Nicaraguan sports fans probably realize is that the Olympic boxer was encouraged to victory by a small group of British fans...

(posted Aug. 3, 1:25 p.m.)- LONDON—Before the Nicaraguan team flew out of Managua to for London two weeks ago, Ingrid Narvaez spoke frankly about her goal in the Olympic Games. “What do I expect from London? To improve my record....

Nicaraguan boxer Osmar Bravo was born amid whizzing bullets during the contra war in the 1980s, and now he trying to fight his way to glory in London by winning his country’s first Olympic medal. “I was born among the...

After boxing hopeful Osmar Bravo defeated his opponent Monday to progress into the next stage of the Olympic Games in London and put himself in medal contention, the Nicaragua team must have been optimistic about its Cinderella chances as its...

LONDON—When the bell rang to end the first round of his Olympic debut fight, Osmar Bravo’s hopes of progressing further in the Olympic Games looked bleak. His opponent, Bosko Draskovic, of Montenegro, had come out swinging and the panel of...