Biniam Girmay and four of his fellow Eritreans denied visas to the UK.
Edit: Unconfirmed as of yet. All other sources quote GCN. But if it’s true, WTF…
Biniam Girmay and four of his fellow Eritreans denied visas to the UK.
Edit: Unconfirmed as of yet. All other sources quote GCN. But if it’s true, WTF…
Sudan, DRC, Somalia, lots of countries vying for the title of African north Korea. I imagine travel is easier if you’re Eritrean than North Korean (because of differences at country of origin rather than reception at destination).
I any case bini was injured so we aren’t missing out as much. Pretty embarrassing for the UK as host not hosting one of the stars of the sport though.