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Several Cameroon Olympic athletes have disappeared amid fears they have fled the London 2012 Games to claim asylum, team officials have admitted. Image  1  of  3 Missing athletes, clockwise from top left, Drusille Ngako, Paul Ekane Edingue, Thomas Essomba, Serge Ambomo, Blaise Yepmou Mendouo, Abdon Mewoli and Christian Donfack Adjoufack   Photo: LOCOG By Andrew Hough 3:30PM BST 07 Aug 2012 The seven athletes, including the entire boxing team and half its swimming team, were reported missing earlier this week in a major embarrassment for the African nation. Authorities admitted on Tuesday that the five boxers, swimmer and a female football player were feared to have left in order to stay in Europe for “economic reason...

Spokesman for Sudanese embassy in London said Al-Nazeer Abdul Gadir has already applied for asylum, while Sadam Hussein and Osman Yahya Omar are missing and expected to lodge their own claims soon. Three Sudanese athletes who had been part of the country’s Olympic training squad are expected to seek political asylum in Britain. A spokesman for the embassy in London said Al-Nazeer Abdul Gadir has already applied, while Sadam Hussein and Osman Yahya Omar are missing and expected to lodge their own claims soon. It follows reports that an East African athlete had entered a police station in Leeds last week seeking asylum. All three runners had entered the country after being granted training squad visas to Britain Ten Sudanese athletes – including Beijing 800m silver medalist Ismail Ahamed Ismail – had taken part in pre Games training camps at the University of Teesside They were joined by a number of other athletes to help in preparations for the games. Embassy spoke...

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