Carolina Borges Mendelblatt is under heavy fire after deciding to leave the 2012 Olympic Games, in the RS:X class. The Portuguese windsurfer born in Brazil sent an email to the Portuguese head of mission Mario Santos, explaining she was withdrawing from the RS:X competition for “personal and medical reasons”. Portuguese officials say she didn’t answered phone calls and that they would have to take immediate action. “We cancelled her accreditation and now we are trying to find out what are the reasons for her withdrawal without consulting our chef de mission and our medical office”, he said.

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