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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2017 · 25 MIN

A Rwandan Refugee Runs for His Life

from The Shakeout Podcast · host Canadian Running Magazine

At the age of 16, Yves Sikubwabo boarded a plane for the first time, with only a backpack and $100 in his pocket. He was the only Rwandan to represent his country at the World Junior Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick. After a phone call to his aunt, he learns who had actually killed his parents when he was a year old, and that his life is in danger. Sikubwabo must choose between staying alone in this foreign country, or returning home to face violence.

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