Olympics-Shooting-Restaurant job can wait for Centeno Nieves


CHATEAUROUX, France (Reuters) - For four years, staff at a restaurant in the Mexican city of Saltillo had no clue that one of South America's world-class shooters was their co-worker.

Edilio Centeno Nieves himself spilled the beans this year because he had to ask for leave to be able to compete at the Paris Olympics in the men's 10-meter air pistol event.

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