https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2016/09/17/african-war-refugee-cyclist-wins-paralympic-gold-metal/
African war refugee cyclist wins Paralympic gold metal
Posted on September 17, 2016 by petrel41
Daniel Abraham Gebru was born in Eritrea, 31 years ago. When he was a
teenager, he took up cycling, which is popular in Eritrea. Ethiopian
soldiers used to attack Eritrea. They imprisoned Daniel’s father, a
merchant. Daniel’s father died in an Ethiopian prison. Daniel Abraham
Gebru fled this war when he was fifteen years old. His mother managed
to escape from the Ethiopian soldiers, but it took thirteen years for
Daniel to find her again.
Daniel went to the Netherlands. He succeeded in making it in the Dutch
injured people’s road cycling team for the Paralympics in Brazil.
At the Paralympics time trial, he was fourth. Just short of a bronze medal.
Today, the road race. There was a breakaway group of three cyclists,
including Daniel Abraham Gebru. At the final part, just before the
finish line, Gebru was unable to keep up with the two other cyclists
any longer.
However, these two other cyclists collided and fell. Daniel Abraham
Gebru was able to ride around the fallen cyclists. He won the
Paralympics gold medal.
Received on Mon Sep 19 2016 - 21:02:23 EDT