Robles in the men's 110m hurdles final

Robles in the men's 110m hurdles final

LONDON, Britain - Cuba's Dayron Robles (C) is disqualified during the men's 110-meter hurdles final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Aries Merritt of the United States (L) won the gold medal with a time of 12.92 seconds.

Men's 110m hurdles final at worlds

Men's 110m hurdles final at worlds

DAEGU, South Korea - Cuba's Dayron Robles (R) touches Liu Xiang of China (L) during the men's 110-meter hurdles final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2011. Robles was disqualified despite finishing first in the race due to the contact, and Liu was bumped up to second place.

Cuban Olympic champion becomes agricultural entrepreneur

STORY: Cuban Olympic champion becomes agricultural entrepreneur DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dayron Robles in a farmland 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DAYRON ROBLES, Cuban Olympic champion 3. various of a bar 4. various of Dayron Robles and his family STORYLINE: Cuban Olympic champion Dayron Robles, who won the men's 110m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has now become an agricultural entrepreneur. The 35-year-old runs a flourishing organic farm in the Havana district of El Cotorro, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. Robles, who starts his day early in the morning, harvests different crops, including cauliflower, chard, lettuce, tomato and onion. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DAYRON ROBLES, Cuban Olympic champion "I am not from the country. I am from the city. And I believe that rural life, which I am becoming 100 percent familiar with now, I am still feeling it out. In order to get to know this at a rate of 100 percent,

Men's 110m hurdles final at worlds

Men's 110m hurdles final at worlds

DAEGU, South Korea - Cuba's Dayron Robles (R) touches Liu Xiang of China (L) during the men's 110-meter hurdles final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2011. Robles was disqualified despite finishing first in the race due to the contact, and Liu was bumped up to second place. (Kyodo)