Two of the Cuban softball team’s players, who are competing at the Women’s World Softball Championship didn’t appear for their last match in Surrey. And nobody knows where are they! So, it’s time the Canadian border services to look for them.
Cuba’s last softball match of the tournament was scheduled for Monday, 18th July, and both women didn’t show on the pitch. That was the second match they are missing from the tournament and now the Border Service Agency of Canada is looking for them.
All the players from the team have visas, which allowed them to be in the country for a six-month period, during the competition. They were scheduled to leave Canada next Monday and this may be the reason for their absence. But it’s still not clear whether the players are trying to defect.
“I don’t know where the players are. But you know, at this point, they have a visa and at the moment they can be legally here in Canada,” Laura Ballance, who is a spokesperson of the tournament, said in an interview. Ballance also said that all the players, who are taking part in the competition are in hotels, which are located near the stadium, but she didn’t tell where exactly the Cuban team has been staying.
We also don’t know the names of these women, but they are an example of how you shouldn’t act when you are at an international softball competition.
The Women’s World Softball Championship is one of the most prestigious softball tournaments, as Surrey won the bids to host it in 2016. 31 countries and about 500 players will compete in the last stage of the competition this weekend, when will be the last round of the tournament. So, these two women have maybe thought that they can imperceptibly stay in Canada. And notice how smart are they – the players have waited almost until the end of the tournament before the escape. But this is only a guess, they can also be kidnapped, which is a worse scenario.