Olympic athlete moves to Wearside

An Olympic runner has moved to Millfield to seek political asylum from his home country of Eritrea.

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18-year-old Weynay Ghebresilasie, who ran in the 3000m steeplechase at the London Games, now trains with the Sunderland Harriers.

He has lost contact with family but has received support from the friends he now lives with and the running club.

Ghebresilasie dreams of competing at the next Olympics and has not ruled out the possibility of running for Great Britain.

For full story see http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/21368236