Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/11/29/news/emmanuel-wanyonyi-from-herdsboy-to-olympic-800m-champion/

Growing up in extreme poverty in a small village in western Kenya, Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s daily life was marked by hardships. Forced out of school aged 10, he worked long hours herding cattle. Sometimes he earned less than $2 (£1.58) a month. Wanyonyi endured exploitation, switching jobs regularly after sometimes going unpaid, yet the man who […]

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Author : AFRICA-NEWS

Publish date : 2024-11-29 09:06:18

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