Fernández, 85, was elected unanimously by the 38 presidents of national federations.

 

He has held the post since 1997.

 

The 1976 double Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena was reelected vice president, together with Roberto León Richards, a former gymnast and vice president of the National Sports Institute (INDER).

 

Ruperto Herrera will be the new general secretary and the treasurer José Luis Rivas.

 

Other committee members include Mario Granda, Conrado Martínez, José Peláez, María Caridad Colón, Legna Verdecia, Cecilia Juara and Daíma Beltrán.

 

Also, there are International Olympic Committee members Reinaldo González and Yumilka Ruiz, and as appointees, INDER President Christian Jiménez, Misael Lima as executive director, Pedro Cabrera as press director, René Romero as technical director and Oscar Acosta in charge of marketing.

 

Fernández, who is also a Vice-President of Cuba's Council of Ministers, said that for London 2012 Cuba will concentrate on boxing, athletics, judo, wrestling, volleyball, football and basketball.

 

Cuba finished 28th in the medals table at the Beijing Olympics last years with 24 medals, two of them gold, their worst performances in a Games that they have attended for 40 years.