Cuban athletes Lázaro Tolón and Yunia Milanés, a couple both on and off the field, fled from their national hockey teams during sporting events in Chi.
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On a rare rainy spring day in Santiago, a group of Cuban athletes toured a gym, one of their first public activities since they represented their country at the Panamerican Games - and then asked to stay in Chile. "We already feel calmer; God willing we get everything we're hoping for," said Yunia Milanes, one of six field hockey players who has sought asylum in Chile.
Seven Cuban athletes, comprising six women hockey players and a male track and field athlete, have separated from their national delegation following their involvement in the Pan American Games in Chile.
Cuban Yaimé Pérez, one of the best Discus Throwers in the world, defected to the United States while on her way home from the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.