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Seven athletes from Cameroon have gone missing in London where some were participating in the 2012 Olympics. The athletes are five boxers, one swimmer and one woman football (soccer) player, the Cameroon Tribune said. It is feared the athletes have fled the 2012 Olympic games to seek asylum, according to team officials.
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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)
Thomas Essomba from Cameroon, seen here during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, is one of seven athletes who went missing in London over the weekend. (Murad Sezer/Associated Press)
Cameroon's flag bearer Annabel Laure Ali holds the national flag as she leads the contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
Members of Cameroon's contingent take part in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)