Olympics protest runner fails to return to Ethiopia

[WorldNews]

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Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa failed to return to Ethiopia Monday night despite assurances he would not be punished for his Rio protest over political repression in his country. An AFP journalist at the airport in Addis Ababa said Lilesa was not onboard the plane that landed on Monday night carrying Ethiopia's Olympics team. Ethiopian sports officials congratulated team members but made no mention of Lilesa's silver medal achievement -- one of only eight medals won by Ethiopia -- and refused to answer any questions about the athlete.

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