Earlier this afternoon I received a shocking phone call. It was from a confidante of Luis Yanez, our Olympic boxer from Duncanville.
It appears that Luis has been kicked off the team.
Luis apparently missed a deadline to rejoin his teammates, who are now training in Argentina. As a result, he has been removed from the team that will represent the U.S. in Beijing.
We’ll see what boxing’s governing body has to say in the coming days.
There are certainly plenty of questions left to be answered. My first question is: What exactly did Luis do that was so egregious that justifies his removal from the Olympic team? I need more…
The Olympics are always full of strange twists and turns. Some are exhilerating. Some are heartbreaking. This is one of the latter.
It might not be over for Luis. Tonight he told us he thinks there’s still a possibility that he could be re-instated. More twists and turns guaranteed to come.
We’ll follow ‘em and keep you posted.
