European-Lost years leave Cuban-born Trevejo feeling sprightly (Reuters)
By Justin Palmer BAKU, June 23 (Reuters) – The road to Baku has been harder than most and come at a huge personal cost for naturalised Frenchman Ivan Trevejo who ranks among a number of Cuban-born athletes at the European Games in the Azeri capital. At 43, Trevejo is the oldest competitor in the fencing competition and his belief that “I feel like I’m only 30 years old” can be traced to his lost time in the sport after defecting from Cuba in 2002. Trevejo, who will compete in the men’s individual Epee on Wednesday, enjoyed success for his country of birth, winning Olympic silver in Atlanta in 1996, followed a year later with world championship gold in the team epee and a bronze at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.