‘I’ve been waiting almost one year, I could not work and I got £8 a week’: Refugee cyclist living in the UK is running out of time to ride World Championships

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'I’ve been waiting almost one year, I could not work and I got £8 a week': Refugee cyclist living in the UK is running out of time to ride World Championships


Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay, the former Ethiopian national champion turned refugee in the UK, is running out of time to secure asylum in order to ride the World Championships next month.

The 22-year-old currently lives in the UK having claimed asylum last year, and is being supported by charity West London Welcome. Her home country, Ethiopia, has recently endured a brutal conflict in the Tigray region.



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Publish date : 2024-08-28 01:34:01

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