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Puerto Rican Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico [47] 55.53 m [48] May 9, 2009 Hammer throw: 66.57 m Amarilys Alméstica: July 1, 2006 Ottawa, Canada Javelin throw: 60.37 m Coralys Ortíz: February 27, 2016 Gurabo, Puerto Rico [49] Heptathlon: 6124 pts A: Alysbeth Felix: June 25–26, 2016 Gran Prix Internacional "Valle Oro Puro" Cali, Colombia [50]
Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (NAP) —Spanish: Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN) popularly known in Puerto Rico as Cupones (English: Food Stamps)— is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) solely to Puerto Rico.
The Ponce Marathon (Spanish: Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce) is a long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Established in 1970, [note 1] it is the only Olympic marathon held in Puerto Rico. [5] [2] The race has a length of 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles) and takes place on a Sunday during the month of December.
Despierta Puerto Rico (April 3, 2017 – 2018) [14] Edición Puerto Rico (March 19, 2018 – July 9, 2021) [15] Los Seis de la Tarde (April 27, 2015 – October 2017) Notanserio Univision (February 26, 2017 – April 9, 2017) Sal y pimienta (September 17, 2010 – February 12, 2017)
The longest gap between winners of one country is of 14 years (Puerto Rico – Wiso G, 1968 to Guaybanex, 1982 and Soy Conquistador, 2007 to Tamborero, 2021). Pikotazo (MEX) is the only winner of the Clásico del Caribe to run in the US Triple Crown Race (in the 1980 Belmont Stakes, finishing 10th).
This was spearheaded by the government of Puerto Rico and included 54 yearly prizes. It was restarted to stop clandestine lotteries which were quite popular among the Puerto Rican people and to raise funds for community projects. A Puerto Rican athlete headed to the Olympics could be supported by lottery winnings. [3]
Aniversario is a professional wrestling card that is held annually by Puerto Rican promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC) to commemorate its anniversary. The first show was held in 1983 to mark the tenth anniversary of WWC's creation in 1973.
Local programs La Comay, Jugando Pelota Dura, and Ahora Es que Es began airing on Mega TV stations either live or on the same day they originally aired in Puerto Rico. [20] This agreement marked the first time that local Puerto Rican programming was exported to the mainland United States since the launch of WAPA America in 2004.