a écrit le 1 septembre 2012 à 15h44 'It’s a great honour to have them in the gym and we are all over the moon - they have even asked to come back for more training.â€
The five boxers claimed they were ‘currently living in Lewisham’, with Mr Addis adding: 'They told me they wanted to stay here and were very keen to come back to the club.
'We all want to help them as much as we can and understand they will be applying to stay here in the UK.'
Under Olympic accreditation rules the boxers can stay in the UK until November, but will then have to apply for permission to remain in the country.
Two other Cameroon athletes also vanished at the same time as the boxers - Drusille Ngako Tchimi, 25, a stand-by goalkeeper for Cameroon’s women’s team, and swimmer Paul Ekane Edingue, 21, who are both still missing
Jackie Brock-Doyle, organiser Locog’s director of communications, said after the seven athletes went missing: 'They have been reported as missing but they have visas to stay in this country until November, so right now they haven’t done anything wrong.
'We are in quite a difficult position at the moment because they are able to be in this country, they are able to do what they like in this country, obviously within reason, but until that changes it is quite difficult.'
The boxers fled from the Olympic Village after being beaten in their fights
The boxers fled from the Olympic Village after being beaten in their fights
The disappearances are not the first time Cameroonian athletes have gone missing during international sports competitions.
At past Francophonie and Commonwealth games events, as well as at junior soccer competitions, several Cameroonians have quit their delegation without official consent.
The five boxers claimed they were ‘currently living in Lewisham’, with Mr Addis adding: 'They told me they wanted to stay here and were very keen to come back to the club.
'We all want to help them as much as we can and understand they will be applying to stay here in the UK.'
Under Olympic accreditation rules the boxers can stay in the UK until November, but will then have to apply for permission to remain in the country.
Two other Cameroon athletes also vanished at the same time as the boxers - Drusille Ngako Tchimi, 25, a stand-by goalkeeper for Cameroon’s women’s team, and swimmer Paul Ekane Edingue, 21, who are both still missing
Jackie Brock-Doyle, organiser Locog’s director of communications, said after the seven athletes went missing: 'They have been reported as missing but they have visas to stay in this country until November, so right now they haven’t done anything wrong.
'We are in quite a difficult position at the moment because they are able to be in this country, they are able to do what they like in this country, obviously within reason, but until that changes it is quite difficult.'
The boxers fled from the Olympic Village after being beaten in their fights
The boxers fled from the Olympic Village after being beaten in their fights
The disappearances are not the first time Cameroonian athletes have gone missing during international sports competitions.
At past Francophonie and Commonwealth games events, as well as at junior soccer competitions, several Cameroonians have quit their delegation without official consent.
