…as Cuban female judo champion disappears and possibly defects to the US during a tournament in Miami:
The Cuban contingent that competed in last week’s Pan American Judo Championships left Miami for Havana on Monday afternoon without gold-medal-winning judoka Yurisel Laborde, who left the group Sunday afternoon.
As I write this post, no official word on Laborde’s whereabouts, but the rumor mill is buzzing with news that she has indeed defected. Kiai!
