Graves of legendary Olympic athletes desecrated in Ethiopia
Posted March 12th, 2007 at 8:32 PM by Adam Berger
Section: News & Results, Olympics
An Ethiopian news portal, nazret.com, is reporting that the graves of athletics legends Abebe Bikila and Mamo Wolde have been desecrated.
According to the report, the tombstones of the Olympic gold medalists were torn down in Addis Ababa and the life-sized statues of the athletes were “cut from the legs.”
You can read the full report by clicking here.
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Tags: Abebe Bikila, addis ababa, desecrate, ethiopia, graves, Mamo Wolde, olympic gold
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