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Biniam Girmay denied visa for World Championships (content.globalcyclingnetwork.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by gxabbo@lemmy.world to c/procycling@lemmy.world

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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...

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[–] ciclamino@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That is simply absurd, if true

[–] xohshoo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Not surprising actually, visas are hard, Eritrea is basically African North Korea, and Brexit doesn't help. Hell, Powless missed Worlds last year after his visa came through 20 minutes late, and that was US and Australia

[–] not_again@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Stupid. Love girmay..hope this gets worked out in time for him and his country men to compete.

[–] gxabbo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Still not confirmed, but Girmay withdrew: https://intermarche-circus-wanty.eu/news/biniam-girmay-worlds/

[–] isazi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

WTF