Stunning.
The sprinter Blessing Afrifa, tonight (Wednesday) broke the Israeli record in the 200-meter dash, when he set a result of 20.83 seconds in the cadet and youth league that took place in Hadar Yosef.
In doing so, the 18-year-old Afrippa improved by 3 hundredths Dmitry Glushchenko's veteran record from 2009 when it seems that there is still something to be expected from the talented young runner later in the season, led by Yigal Ballon.
Afrippa, was born in Israel to parents who came here from Ghana, when his father came to Israel about 32 years ago as an employee of the Ghanaian consulate, in 2010 together with his family (his parents Cynthia and Prince, and his sister Mercy three years younger) To deport the children of foreign workers who were born in Israel and meet certain criteria.
Afrifa in action, today, Photo: Athletics Association
In early July 2020, the circle and the struggle of Afrifa closed, bore fruit.
After struggling with the state bureaucracy, high-level recommendations and finally the final stamp with the approval of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, the young athlete, received the long-awaited message that he could start representing Israel, when the answer came that he was a state citizen and his future seemed to be ahead.
Were we wrong?
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