Feyisa Lelisa maintains his life is in danger if he goes home so he’s  seeking asylum in America.

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Feyisa Lelisa has set a pattern for marathon runners protesting for the 35 million Oromo people, who are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.

They cross their arms above their heads as they cross the finish line.

This has become the protest sign against the crackdown by Ethiopia authorities who’ve killed more than 400 Oromo  objecting to the loss of their lands.

Addis Ababa authorities insist Lelisa will be treated as a hero rather than a villain in Ethiopia.

His friends have raised $150 000 for him and urged him not to chance it.

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The East African athletics power’s already missed two deadlines set by the World Anti-Doping Agency to show it was tackling cheating in sport.

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The new law provides for dopers to be fined and imprisoned for up to a year.

It creates a national agency to police this.

The World Anti Doping Agency will meet on May 12th to discuss the case.

Since 2011, more than 40 Kenyan athletes have failed drugs tests and the country’s Athletics Federation general manager Isaac Mwangi was suspended for six months at the end of February.

International Association of Athletics Federations president Lord Coe threatened Kenya with a ban if it did not pass the bill into law.

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