Nobody chooses to become a refugee: This is what Yonas Kinde, a 39-year-old from Ethiopia, wants people in Japan to realize when they see him competing in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in his bid to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
Kinde, who fled his country for political reasons and has been living in Luxembourg under international protection since 2013, competed at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the inaugural Refugee Olympic Team.
He hopes to join the refugee team again for the Tokyo Games. The team will be announced in June.
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