[1/4] Athletes of the Cuban field hockey team participate in a training session after they requested refugee status in Chile following the Panamerican games, in Santiago, Chile November 10, 2023. "We already feel calmer; God willing we get everything we're hoping for," said Yunia Milanes, one of six field hockey players who has sought asylum in Chile. We want to be another member of 'Las Diablas' (Chile's field hockey team) and be able to represent Chile." They join three other Cuban athletes who fled during a previous athletic competition in Chile in May. A government spokesperson confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it has received 10 refugee requests from Cuban athletes so far.

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Persons: Sofia Yanjari, Rights SANTIAGO, Yunia Milanes, Mijail Bonito, Gabriel Boric's, Lazaro Tolon, Natalia Ramos, Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Cuban, REUTERS, Sofia, Rights, Panamerican, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Chile, Santiago , Chile, Santiago, Cuban