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Asked if he could one day envisage himself competing for Britain, should the right circumstances evolve, he replied: “I still very much love my country and it’s the harsh conditions and lack of basic human rights which has compelled me to seek asylum.”
“Who knows what the future holds but for now I’m taking things one day at a time and I hope to continue to pursue my first love which is athletics.”
- Weynay Ghebresilasie, Eritrea’s flag-carrying runner, is seeking asylum in the UK, along with three other Eritrean athletes. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
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