Cameroon atheletes missing from the olympics

Several Cameroon Olympic athletes have disappeared amid fears they have fled the London 2012 Games to claim asylum, team officials have admitted. 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 stayin Europe for “economic reasons”.