Cuban Olympic champ trains to compete in Paris as a refugee

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Published on July 12, 2024 - Duration: 01:48s

Cuban Olympic champ trains to compete in Paris as a refugee

Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez, a champion sprint canoeist who fled his native Cuba three years ago, will head to the Paris Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.

Jorge Enriquez gave Cuba a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, but after defecting and crossing the US border with Mexico, he now trains in canals that crisscross Cape Coral, Florida.


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