Africans on Skis
If you’d like to support Africa’s athletes during the 2010 Winter Olympics, make sure to catch the opening ceremony, it may be the only time you get to see them. There are 7 African nations competing at the Vancouver Olympics, that adds up to about a dozen athletes, not any of whom are expected to medal. But, the story is really about how they got to Vancouver spite the tremendous odds against them. Like a lack of snow, facilities, money, support — you name it. So meet Ghana’s first Winter Olympic athlete, cheer on Morocco’s skiers, and give a big thumbs up to Kenya’s lonely cross-country skier, Philip Boit. It’sitting his fourth and final Olympic Games. And please help me find information about the Algerian team! They’re meant to be participating, but the lack of information has made them invisible.
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