Feyisa Lelisa, Dubai 2015, photo by PhotoRun.net
MIAMI (USA): Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa was reunited with his family at Miami International Airport on Valentine’s Day, informs SB Nation. Lilesa has been living in exile in the United States since the Rio Olympics where he protested against the Ethiopian government’s crackdown of the Oromo people. Lilesa’s family is seeking to resettle in America but they had been worried to travel due to Donald Trump’s executive order.
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