Within a week of that post, the Olympic track trials were held in Eugene, Oregon on Hayward Field and one of the notables* was from you-guessed-it, Eritrea but is now representing the US in Tokyo. Would I have noticed as profoundly had I not had the ‘gospel’ encounter?
*Nebiat Habtemariam (born 29 December 1978) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She was the first woman to represent Eritrea at the Olympics.
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