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Brisbane-based Ethiopian refugee, Chekole Getenet, chasing Olympic dream in new homeland (Foxsports)

1 June 20150 comments

THE little orphan treads carefully, as though the soft ground underneath him was a minefield in his homeland instead of harmless Queensland mud.

The 50kg 15-year-old tiptoes around the boggy ground as he makes his way out onto his school oval.

Read more: http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/brisbane-based-ethiopian-refugee-chekole-getenet-chasing-olympic-dream-in-new-homeland/story-e6frf56c-1227376438214