Yaimé Pérez: Cuban Athlete Defects After World Championships

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A top Cuban athlete has defected while she was on her way back from the World Championships in Eugene, USA. Olympic bronze medal discus thrower Yaimé Pérez, 31, abandoned the Cuban delegation while on a stopover in Miami. Her defection comes just days after that of the 19-year-old javelin thrower, […]

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