Cuba’s communist regime allegedly attempted to kidnap a group of Cuban athletes who recently defected in the Dominican Republic, the athletes denounced to 14 y Medio over the weekend.
\n\nFor decades, the Castro regime has maintained absolute control over the nation’s athletes, using them in propaganda to falsely claim the “success” of communism in sports despite Cuba’s recurring lackluster performance in international competitions. Cuban athletes permitted to travel abroad to represent their country at international sporting events are subjected to draconian surveillance to prevent them from fleeing communism.
\n\nIn recent days, five Cubans athletes successfully managed to escape from the Cuban delegation that participated in the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, hosted by the Dominican Republic in the capital city of Santo Domingo between July 24 and August 8. The group, part of the over 500 Cuban athletes who participated at the event in Santo Domingo, is reportedly composed of fencers Adán Núñez and Hershey Daniela de la Cruz; softball center fielder Yasmani Álvarez; rower Leah Daniel Almeida; and hockey team goalkeeper Moisés David Torres Puig.
\n\nOn Saturday, one of the athletes and relatives of the group denounced to 14 y Medio that the Cuban regime attempted to kidnap…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
