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- Updated: August 24, 2016
Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa has not returned to Ethiopia with the rest of the nation’s Olympics team, news agency Agence France-Presse has reported.
This comes after Lilesa used his second-place finish in Sunday’s Olympic marathon to make a brave stand against violence in his home country.
As the 26-year-old ran over the finish line, he crossed his arms above his head and later explained that the gesture was a symbol of solidarity with his Oromo people in Ethiopia.
It has been reported that several hundred Oromo people have been killed during anti-government protests …
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