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Eritrean Skier Only African to Finish Men’s Olympic Slalom

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY IGNATIUS ANNOR | VOA NEWS Eritrea’s Shannon Ogbnai-Abeda placed 39th in the men’s giant slalom, the only African who managed to complete his run in the event. A double blast of heavy snow and temperatures dropping to minus 22 degrees Celsius made the downhill race treacherous on Sunday, and only 46 of 87 skiers […]

Proud of Eritrea’s Flag-bearer and First Winter Olympian Shannon Ogbani-Abeda

February 12, 2018November 2, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

His next goal is to put more Eritreans on skis BY BEREKET KIDANE The State of Eritrea will send its first representative, Shannon Ogbani-Abeda, to the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang as well as its first-ever competitor in alpine skiing. There is a pride as an Eritrean in representing Eritrea, especially as a diaspora Eritrean, […]