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CUBAN CYCLIST DEFECTS AT GOODWILL GAMES When the Cuban bicycle team returned home from the Goodwill Games in New York City last July, one team member did not return with them. Ivan Dominquez left his hotel room the night before the team returned to Cuba "and has not been seen since" according to the Games' organizers. New York City officials said the case was out of their jurisdiction and that the State Department would be in charge, but both the State Department and the INS say they have no knowledge of the case. This is the latest in a long line of defections by top Cuban athletes, who, despite the special treatment they receive in Cuba, cannot compete with star athletes in the US. While many athletes do defect at international events, such as this instance, in 1993 when 43 Cubans defected in Puerto Rico during the Central American and Caribbean Games and in 1996 when several Cuban athletes defected at the Atlanta Olympics, many still flee on rafts across the sea, such as Orlando Hernandez, currently a baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees. Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. |
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