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Cuban volleyball
player stays behind in Puerto Rico
Puerto
Rico Wow, Monday,
January 12th, 2004.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Cuban volleyball
player Yosleider Cala didn't board a plane
with his teammates to return to Cuba after
an Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto
Rico, an official said.
Cala, 19, wasn't on the plane with the
others when it left Sunday, said Carlos
Beltran, president of the Puerto Rican Volleyball
Federation. He said the player's whereabouts
were unknown.
Cala's intentions were unclear, but some
other Cuban athletes have chosen to abandon
their teams in recent years and remain in
the United States while on tour.
Cala played in the final game Saturday
as the regional volleyball tournament concluded
with Cuba losing to the United States. The
Cuban team left with the other 11 players,
Beltran said.
Immigration officials in the U.S. Caribbean
territory said they had no information,
and Cuban officials did not comment on the
matter.
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