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When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going

By: Sabrina Solomon

https://shabait.com/2022/04/06/when-the ... t-going-2/

Q & A

Apr 6, 2022



Meet Eritrean cyclist, Henok Mulubrhan: The reigning African champion and the current UCI Continental Team Bike Aid rider. The African Continental Cycling Championships (ACCC) are a series of cycling competitions held annually, in both the men and women categories. The competitions include, Individual Time Trial (ITT), Team Time Trial (TTT), the recently introduced mixed relay and the final road race which decides the African cycling champion. The competitions have been held since 2001, and over the past 12 editions, the championship has been dominated by Eritrean riders. Henok, like his predecessors, has already shown what he is made of in tough races at home and in Europe. He is currently considered one of the continent’s biggest talents and was crowned African cycling champion after an incredible sprint win at Sharm El-sheik, in March. We have conducted a brief interview; here we go…

• It’s nice having you here, Henok. Please, introduce our readers with yourself.

The pleasure is all mine, and thank you for having me. My name is Henok Mulubrhan and I’m a professional cyclist. I was born in Asmara on November 11, 1999 and was brought up here as well. I have always had love for cycling, since my childhood. It was a dream, I wanted to come true. Hence I joined cycling in 2014, after approval from my parents. I started with a mountain bike and eventually progressed to the third division a year later, and I finally joined Asbeco Club in 2016 in the second division. Later that year, I participated at the Junior World Cycling Championships in Qatar representing Eritrea. Accordingly, I have represented my country and my teams in various competitions ever since.

I also want to tell you, that I have signed a new contract with a new team that will be effective on April 1.



• Congratulations on your success. How was the African Championships, this year?

Thank you. The African Continental Championships 2022, was an amazing competition. I am short of words, to explain the feeling I had during that time. Cycling, isn’t an easy job. I had to give all I could, to reach the stage I am at the time. It is a collective sum of the sweat and tears, I had shed. Of course it has a lot of challenges, but I always had a clear goal and faced the hardships with enthusiasm.

I am always keen to learning more, on how to maintain consistency. This year has started with a great success overall, but consistency is of paramount importance to me. We need to keep practicing, more and more. It keeps getting harder and so, we should also get stronger and better. Eritrea has now maintained a big name, among the ranks of the well-known countries in the cycling and athletics world. Hence, I strongly believe that to keep up the name of the country, the federations and all the pertaining institutions should put more effort on nurturing young cyclists and promoting the growing ones.

• Is it true that the cyclists at the ACCC, were particularly threatened by Eritrean riders?

Definitely, they were. Eritrea has a big name and history, in cycling. A lot of Eritrean cyclists have been dominating the African championship and have been making names, in other world competitions. The enthusiasm that we have and the effort that we put into what we do is probably the reason, that makes Eritrean cyclists outstanding. We as a country, have the potential to conquer the cycling world and this puts pressure on other cyclists.

• Multiple successes have been achieved in cycling this year, what is the secret?

I think, it’s because the extent of our ability has been growing as a nation. The relentless need for growth and success, pushed us to step out of our comfort zones. Our nation’s name has crossed the continent and has now reached, Europe.

The government and the fans keep supporting us from the very beginning, which also inspired motivation in us. All of the Eritrean cyclists who have excelled in major international competitions, provide additional impetus for the young ones to upsurge interest in sports. The pioneer heroes, became role models for many of us to devote our efforts intensely to cycling. We are confident in our potentials and in what we can do, as we saw our older brothers and sisters achieve great success in the sport world. Our support for each other and the federation, made us confident and undeniably strong.



• What impact, will the growing success have to our nation?

First of all, it is making our nation’s name shine in the world. We are putting our print, in the sports world. As of today, Eritrea is ranked 21st in the UCI nation ranking and we’ll keep going until we reach the top. Despite the biased points of view of some people from the outside and despite how small our country is, this country has been the most successful cycling nation in Africa for several years and brings forth the greatest talents. Our brothers and friends such as Merhawi Kudus, Amanuel Ghebregziabhier, Daniel Teklehaymanot, Biniam Ghirmay and more are making history by finding their way into World Tour Teams. Hence, I am convinced that more young riders will come and make history in the cycling world. There’s no doubt, that we can prevail as a cycling nation. Eritrean cyclists, have become one source of pride for Eritrea and Africa in general.

• Any final remarks

Sport in general and cycling in particular, has always been a part of the daily routine in our country. I’m sure, there are a lot of young boys and girls who are dreaming and wanting to become cyclists. I would love to tell them to dream big and work hard to live, what they have been dreaming. I would love to advise all of the cyclists in Eritrea to keep on going, without getting distracted. Have a clear goal and give your 100%. I did work very hard to reach here and everyone else should do that too, to be successful in whatever they are doing.

I’m also so grateful to my fans, who have been so supportive wherever I went to and all of my coaches. I’m also grateful to my family who have been very supportive of my career, from the very beginning. And I want to dedicate the African Championship victory to our deceased sister, cyclist Desiet Kidane.

Thank you!



• Thank you for your time!




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After two years, I’m back racing in Asia at the Tour of Thailand 3rd place for me today on final stage, 3rd Best overall Climber and 4th in Overall GC. We are The Best Team GC!! #terengganucyclingteam
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Relais autour du monde à Asmara avec la participation de 4 jeunes non voyants. Remise d'un tee-shirt #terredejeux2024 au vainqueur et à son guide par @nerogattone de la Délégation européenne
Translated from French: Relay around the world at Asmara, with the participation of 4 blind young people. Delivery of a T-shirt #terredejeux2024 to the winner and his guide per @nerogattone of the European Delegation




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Translated from French: Relay around the world at Asmara where the paralympism, also has its place! The winner received a T-shirt #terredejeux2024 from the German Ambassador @ambassfischer #paralympics @francediplo @Paris2024🤩
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February 2019 Professional Spotlight: Pete Temesgen

By Admin

http://eritreandiaspora.org/february-20 ... -temesgen/

Jan 31, 2019



This month’s professional spotlight features Pete Temesgen, medical malpractice and criminal defense attorney. Read more about Pete’s impressive journey, his work, and his service to his community.

Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role?

As an attorney at Huff Powell Bailey LLC, I mostly defend healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, and hospitals in medical malpractice lawsuits. I may also assist our products liability team from time to time. I have also started representing criminal defendants in federal court, which has been really rewarding. My responsibilities involve drafting briefs, preparing expert witnesses, and litigating in the courtroom.

Before assuming your current role, you were an Assistant District Attorney, what was that experience like? Can you briefly describe some of the impactful cases you worked on that time?

I spent a good amount of time in trial, prosecuting property crimes at first and then serious violent crimes. Murder trials were extremely emotional, naturally, for the families. I recall one trial in particular in which the victim was an innocent cab driver, supporting his wife and daughters, and was murdered at point blank range with no explanation by a late-night customer. I marshaled the facts in such a way that I felt confident that we would see a guilty verdict for the perpetrator, but there is never certainty about what a jury will do once they are in deliberation. By that point in the trial, the family of the victim had been present every day and my heart was aching for them. They wanted justice. When the jury returned a guilty verdict, their sobs of relief and words of gratitude were very touching to me.

I also tried a very complex RICO case, in which a family of four – including the matriarch – was charged with trafficking in cocaine, kidnapping, armed bank robbery, and murder. Let’s just say the facts of that case may inspire a movie in the future! In another case, I prosecuted three members of the Crip street gang for the broad-day murder of a rival. That case was noteworthy because the large, public mall in town was the scene of the murder!

Outside of the law, what are some other ways you practice civic engagement?

My wife is a playwright, so the arts are very important to both of us. I serve on the Executive Board of the Springer Opera House, Georgia’s Historic State Theatre. I am also currently the President of the Fountain City Bar Association, the historically-black bar in Columbus, Georgia. We sponsor pre-law camps and workshops for students in the community, and host fundraisers for local missions that uplift young boys and girls of color. I am also an adjunct faculty member of Criminal Justice at Columbus State University.

How did you come to decide that this was the right career path for you?

I have always been interested in government and international relations since I came to this county from Eritrea in 1995. As an undergraduate at Princeton, I majored in Public and International Affairs. Some of my peers took that as a launch-pad to work abroad in NGOs or go into the political scene, while others of us turned to law. While in law school, my understanding of how and where I might like to practice broadened greatly. I realized that there were many areas in which my interests could flourish as an attorney.

What are some other leadership, community roles that you’ve taken on?

Besides what I’ve mentioned earlier, I serve as an Elder at my church, Grace Presbyterian. I am also in the 2019 class of Leadership Georgia, one of the oldest and most-emulated leadership programs in the country. At Leadership Georgia, state-wide business, civic, and community leaders converge to strengthen and unify our state.

Is there a philosophy that drives your career?

Someone I respect shared his philosophy with me some years back and I’ve adopted it as my own. He said that he strived to always get better on the three A’s: affability, availability, and ability. According to him, the least important of the three was ability! I took that and ran with it. My own philosophy centers on being accessible to those I serve and work for, being pleasant and kind under any circumstance, and doing good work (that is always improving)!

What do you consider to be your greatest professional accomplishment?

I hope my greatest accomplishments are in front of me. But the most meaningful professional accomplishment to date is also one of my earliest. As a third-year law student at Boston University, I participated in an immigration clinic where we actively worked with established immigration attorneys to help people in affirmative or defensive proceedings in immigration court. I will carry one case with me, probably for the rest of my life. A man from central Africa – we can call him “T” – had been struggling for years to get asylum, but was seen by many attorneys who had represented him as troublesome and difficult. T had a history of extreme persecution from both sides of the political factions in his country. He was forcibly conscripted into the militia forces as a “child soldier.” Almost his entire family was murdered. He himself was arrested, detained, and brutally tortured. His history of persecution, and serious medical problems relating to what he suffered, made it extremely difficult to prepare him for his immigration hearings. During the preparation of his affidavit, documentation, and testimony, he had a series of painful emotional breakdowns in our office that made it impossible to proceed. As we approached the hearing date, he ceased coming to appointments with us, and our preparation with him stopped completely. Unsure of what to do, I set up a late-night meeting with him days before his hearing as a last-ditch effort to salvage all hard our work. You can imagine my surprise when he actually showed up! I know I just had one shot, so I told him of my own personal immigrant journey from Eritrea as a young child, and I could tell he immediately saw me as someone he could trust. We established a bond. A few months later, he obtained asylum.

What’s one piece of advice you would give someone looking to transition into your line of work?

Do not box yourself in to one vision of your future. Research and shadow as much as you can before you even start law school, or graduate school for that matter, so that when you go in you have a level of clarity to your vision and can achieve your early-career goals with that much more vigor.

Why is giving back important to you? How do you give back?

If it weren’t for selfless actions, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I come from extremely humble beginnings. Through a selfless single mother’s dedication to see me succeed as a student, I was encouraged and expected to achieve. Along the way, teachers, church members, and mentors have opened doors for me when they really didn’t have to. Now that I am in a position to give back, I don’t think twice about it. I love my adjunct teaching job, because I really get to mentor and encourage young people that are pursuing a career in criminal justice. Many of them are parents to young children or working full time to get through school. The chance to pour into their lives at this crucial juncture is very fulfilling for me.

Outside of all of your hard work and efforts toward building your brand, what do you do for fun? Hobbies?

I love basketball – I play a couple times a week and watch a lot on TV. I have the sprains and bruises to prove it! Also, Go Terps (Maryland, where I grew up)! Go Lakers (though last season I was saying, Go Cavs)!

I also love spending time with my precious wife and children. We enjoy going to the movies – Into the Spiderverse was a recent favorite – and taking trips to the Atlanta Zoo or Puppetry Museum as a family.

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