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Biniam Girmay denied visa for World Championships (content.globalcyclingnetwork.com)
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Biniam Girmay and four of his fellow Eritreans denied visas to the UK.

Edit: Unconfirmed as of yet. All other sources quote GCN. But if it's true, WTF...

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[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Sudan, DRC, Somalia, lots of countries vying for the title of African north Korea. I imagine travel is easier if you're Eritrean than North Korean (because of differences at country of origin rather than reception at destination).

I any case bini was injured so we aren't missing out as much. Pretty embarrassing for the UK as host not hosting one of the stars of the sport though.