Stay updated with breaking news from Ballar Rojas. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Olympic discus bronze medallist Yaime Pérez has become the latest high-profile Cuban athlete to defect, doing so after the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Javelin competitor Yiselena Ballar Rojas has defected from the Cuban team for the 2022 world championships, according to official media on the island. Play Off and Swing Completo, two portals which publish information on Latin American athletes in the United States, reported this week that Ballar Rojas left the delegation in Miami, a stopover point for the Cuban delegation on the way to Oregon for worlds.
Javelin competitor Yiselena Ballar Rojas has defected from the Cuban team for the 2022 world championships, according to official media on the island.