Sotomayor, opens a restaurant inspired by his record: it is called 2.45

The world record unbeaten since 1993 also becomes an opportunity for Javier Sotomayor to invent himself an entrepreneur. The greatest high jumper in history, in fact, has named a bar-restaurant in the Miramar district of Havana with the measure of the historic record, 2.45. Extra tribute to the Cuban legend. At 54, between Spain and the island, the Olympian insists on exploiting a socio-cultural project to support small private businesses. Soto’s initiative becomes number 227 in the country of the Revolution. And curiously he had already thought about the initiative for 8 years with his first wife, the former jumper Maria del Carmen Garcia.

Among the champions

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It is not the first time that famous sportsmen have tried their hand at other activities, such as Dayron Robles (athletics), Mireya Luis y Raul Diago (volleyball). A place with various moments of sporting inspiration such as the “cafeteria”, baptized with the name of Salamanca, where the Prince of Asturias set two world records, in 1993 and 1988. At the inauguration there were the actor Jorge Perugorría, the pianist Frank Fernández, the greatest musicians of the island Samuel Formell, Elio Revé and Cesar López, the Olympian of the 110 hs Anier García, the two world champion of 400 and 800, Ana Fidelia Quirot. Sotomayor had also been the architect of a salsa music group and a sports center. And he remains world record holder in office …