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The suspected rape occurred in July in the city of Tampere,
at the hotel where the team was staying. The Cuba team were in
Finland playing in a World League tournament prior to the Rio
Olympics.
Finnish police initially detained eight players, but released
two of them who are no longer suspects. A court ordered six
suspects to remain in custody while the investigation continued.
All six men have denied the charge.
The Cuban team decided to compete in the Rio Olympics despite
the detention of their players in Finland, but lost all their
five games.
(Reporting by Tuomas Forsell; editing by Jussi Rosendahl and
Dominic Evans)
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