Top 10 Reasons to Get Excited for the Olympics: #6 Team Somalia
Top 10 Reasons to Get Excited for the Olympics: #6 Team Somalia In a far off place that has been ravaged by war, terrorism, and famine, Somalia endures on the most brutal forms of living conditions, yet they still make an effort to represent their country at the Olympic Games. In many countries around the world, the training facilities are some of the most well-defined and technologically advanced. The Somali Olympic Training life is documented in this article from Daily Times: Facilities are a far cry from the first class treatment that characterises life for star competitors from other nations. Years of war left training facilities in ruins. “We are suffering from hardships, constant war, lack of finance and hampered by poor facilities,” said Somali Coach Abikar. In the team’s base, a former primary school abandoned during fighting between rival militia forces in the capital Mogadishu. “We have no personal doctors and in case the athletes get sick, they hav...