Being picked for a World Championships can be the accomplishment of a lifelong dream for athletes from smaller and less-resourced countries. She had a route out: her bike, more specifically, by being selected to represent Ethiopia at the World Championships in Belgium. Join NowShe arrived in France in August 2021, just over a month out from what was going to be her fourth appearance at the World Championships. But despite being on the provisional startlist for both the time trial and road race, Gebru, 23 at the time, wasn’t in Flanders when the racing began; she instead went missing. Over the following four months, Gebru lived a nightmare, hellish memories she does not want to revisit in detail.

Source: Ethiopian News September 04, 2023 16:52 UTC