Havana, Nov 2, 2026 (AFP) - Cuban Olympic medallist defects in Mexico

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2026-11-02

A Cuban wrestler who won silver for her country at the 2024 Paris Olympics defected while in Mexico, a source close to Cuba's wrestling federation told AFP on Monday. Yusneylis Guzman left the wrestling delegation with which she was travelling to Brazil during a stopover in Mexico, the source said. Guzman, 30, was the first Cuban woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling when she took silver in the freestyle 50kg event in Paris. After her win sh......

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