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HAVANA, October 31 (Ana Leonor Díaz, Grupo Decoro / www.cubanet.org)
- There are no funds to send athletes to the Central American Games in El
Salvador at the end of November, charged someone close to the athletes who asked
that his name not be used.
"The Cuban government has too many liquidity problems to face the
expenses of the games, which would involve housing athletes in México,
the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador," said the source.
The Cuban government cited lack of security as the reason not to send a
delegation to the games in El Salvador November 23 to December 7. In a published
article, the government said the island’s "sports authorities have
tried to contact Salvadoran authorities that would be responsible for the
participants’ security to go over protection measures for Cuban athletes,
without having accomplished their purposes."
After announcing the Cuban delegation would not participate in the 19th
Central American and Caribbean Games, the Cuban government said it would stage
an "Olympiad" with the participation of 1,500 Cuban athletes divided
into three regional teams.
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