Liosmel Ramos Wilber Turro and Juan Carlos Reyes

Manuel Suarez Orlando Sotolongo: The four have been in touch with teammates through Facebook, Reyes said, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Games rowing venue in St. Juan Carlos Reyes said Liosmel Ramos and Wilber Turro dropped out before the regatta began on Saturday, while Manuel Suarez and Orlando Sotolongo competed in earlier races and then withdrew. Catharines, Ont., is only a few kilometres from the U.S. border. Games officials said Wednesday morning that they weren’t aware of the defections. Canadian immigration and border control officials could not immediately be reached for comment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.