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Cuban water polo players 'defect to US' while in Mexico
Source: BBC
Cuban water polo players 'defect to US' while in Mexico
17 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Five members of the Cuba's women's water polo team have defected to the United States while they were attending a training camp in Mexico, Mexican media reports say.
It is not clear whether all five are players - one of them may be a coach.
All five are believed to have crossed into the United States.
Their desertion came just days after two Cuban baseball stars, brothers Yulieski and Lourdes Gurriel, defected while in the Dominican Republic.
'Unexpected'
Cuba's women's water polo team had been in Monterrey since early February training for the 2016 Olympic Games qualification tournament, due to be held in the Netherlands in March.
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17 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Five members of the Cuba's women's water polo team have defected to the United States while they were attending a training camp in Mexico, Mexican media reports say.
It is not clear whether all five are players - one of them may be a coach.
All five are believed to have crossed into the United States.
Their desertion came just days after two Cuban baseball stars, brothers Yulieski and Lourdes Gurriel, defected while in the Dominican Republic.
'Unexpected'
Cuba's women's water polo team had been in Monterrey since early February training for the 2016 Olympic Games qualification tournament, due to be held in the Netherlands in March.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35596867
