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Monday, 06 August 2007 |
Fidel Castro says two boxers have betrayed Cuba
 Cuban President Fidel Castro has said that Erislandy Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux, who are two Cuban boxers who defected during last month's Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, have betrayed their country.
Erislandy Lara, 24, and Guillermo Rigondeaux, 25, have been held by Brazilian police in a town some 108km (67 miles) away from Rio de Janeiro, although they haven't been arrested.
The police said they went to catch Erislandy Lara and Guillermo Rigondeaux after being tipped off about the boxers anonymously, and the pair are currently being held while their situation gets sorted out.
The foreign accents of the two boxers and how they behaved, as well as Erislandy Lara's gold teeth, had attracted attention of residents in the beach area of Praia Seca in Araruama, and this was how they were found out about.
Guillermo Rigondeaux who is a double Olympic and amateur world bantamweight champion, and world amateur welterweight champion Erislandy Lara, were favourites for gold in Rio de Janeiro before they defected, as well as another Cuban competitor and trainer, who did likewise.
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