Tag: The deserters of the Olympic Games
Tunisian wrestler Hassene Fkiri moves to Australia
Just after the Sydney Olympics in 2000, at least 35 athletes sought asylum. Among them was Tunisian wrestler Hassene Fkiri, who later joined the Australian national team. Forty-four years after…
Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti
Gymnast Ágnes Keleti was one of about 40 Hungarian athletes who defected from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Unlike most of her compatriots, she stayed in Australia, spending a few months…
Olympic deserters: Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed
We continue our series on athletes who took advantage of the Olympics to ditch their home countries with Raed Ahmed. This Iraqi was the flag bearer for his delegation at…
Olympic deserters: Daniel Magay, the former child prodigy of Hungarian fencing
Third episode today in our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those athletes who, throughout history, took advantage of the Olympic Games to escape their home countries. The…
Olympic Deserters: Cameroonian Boxer Christian Donfack Adjoufack
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games Second episode today of our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those sportsmen and sportswomen who,…
Olympic Deserters: Czechoslovak Gymnast Maria Provaznikova
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games The 1948 London Olympics were the first to be held after World War II. In a Europe in…