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Eritrean skier Shannon Abeda setting Olympic sights on 'dream' 2026 Cool Runnings sequel

Thu, 3 February 2022


Abeda, 25, is one of only six African athletes at the Games

From James Toney in Beijing

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/eritre ... &tsrc=twtr

Shannon Abeda has put Hollywood on warning with the perfect script for a Cool Runnings sequel.

Skier Abeda became the first Eritrean to compete at the Winter Olympics in 2018, finishing a distant 61st in the giant slalom, nearly 20 seconds off a medal.

Now he's back in Beijing for another go but in four years wants to swap skis for a bobsleigh.

He said:

I love Cool Runnings, it's my favourite film and if Jamaica can do it then why can't Eritrea?

I trained a little in bobsleigh before Covid and I think it's doable, it's my dream.

I want to be able to share this experience with another Eritrean athlete, that would be very special for our country.

There are only six African athletes at these Games, Ghana's Carlos Maeder, Nigeria's Samuel Ikpefan, Morocco's Yassine Aouich and Madagascar's Mathieu Neumuller and Mialitiana Clerc completing the continent's contingent.

Abeda, whose parents fled Eritrea for Canada during its war of independence with Ethiopia, had planned on calling it quits four years ago, following a series of injuries.

But the death of a close friend forced him to re-evaluate, targeting Olympic ambitions in China and beyond.

Two months before the Olympics in Korea I broke my jaw and after the Games I had seven operations,

he added.

I’ve torn most of the ligaments in my left knee, broken my tibia, had several concussions.

There were a lot of elements that made it difficult to come back and I am very surprised it did work out. Physically I am in the best shape of my life now and I’m proud of what I’ve achieved.

I lost a friend who meant a lot to me. He had an aneurysm while he slept. His death was a bit of a scare for me. He was very young, younger than me, and his death left me starting to look at the regrets in my life.

One of the regrets I had was how I left off after the last Olympics. I’m in a better place mentally and physically for these Games, so I want to do what I know I’m capable of.

The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games #Beijing2022, kicks off! Here comes, Team Eritrea! Good luck!
Chinese Embassy in Eritrea: @ChinaEmbEritrea



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NATNAEL BERHANE SIGNS WITH AL SHAFAR JUMEIRAH

https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/natna ... -jumeirah/

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022


photo: Cor Vos

Natnael Berhane has found a new team. The Eritrean, who has raced for Cofidis in the past three years, will ride for Al Shafar Jumeirah Cycling Team next year. Berhane makes this known via his social media.

Al Shafar Jumeirah is a team from Dubai. It has official 'club' status, but does participate in UCI competitions in the region. For example, last week one of their drivers, former UAE rider Anass Aït El Abdia, won another stage in the Tour of Sharjah (2.2).

Berhane is now 31 years old. His honors list includes final victories in the Tour of Turkey (2013) and La Tropicale Amissa Bongo (2014). He was also twice champion of Eritrea and the continent of Africa. Last season, partly due to a fall in the Tour of Italy, the results failed to materialize.

Eritrea's senior delegation composed of FM Osman Saleh & Pre. Advisor Yemane G/ab held meetings with Kenyan & Algerian Foreign Ministers respectively, on margins of AU Summit. Issues discussed include; consolidation of bilateral ties & coordination of efforts for peace in the HoA.



Eritrea’s delegation today met & held talks with AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye. Discussions centered on promoting peace & security in HoA region & the African continent at large.
Embassy of The State of Eritrea Addis Ababa: @ERIEMBAET

The 16th #EuroYPFDJ Conference in Italy, will be held from 14th to 18th of April 2022

Public seminar will be held by Mr. Adem Osman, first secretary and chargé d’affaires of Eritrean Embassy and Permanent Mission in Geneva, on the 6th of February 2022, in the canton of Geneva. ብደሐን ምጹ - ዓወት ንሐፋሽ!


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Check out Chef Hab this morning on @daytimetvshow with Maggie Rodriguez, for #destinationdelicious! He is making a dish, native to his home country of Eritrea! Tune in to @WFLA at 10am!
Bern's Steak House: @bernssteakhouse




The Executive Chef at Bern’s Steak House gives us a taste of his homeland in ‘Destination Delicio...
https://www.wfla.com/daytime/the-execut ... s-eritrea/




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