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Looking much older? Ethiopian runner mocked for claiming she's 16-year-old

Abu Mubarik

Social media users mocked Girmawit Gebrzihair, after images of her emerged online showing her participating in the 5,000m race at the World Under-20 Championships which are currently being held in Tampere, Finland.

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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) say she was born in November 2001, but internet users are disputing it, although none of them has provided evidence to prove her birth date is false.

Spanish athlete Oscar Husillos even compared her with “a grandmother” mocking that Gebrzihair must have been supported by her grandchildren in the stands.

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“Her children/grandchildren in the stands are watching her competing at the U20 World Cup,” wrote Husillos, a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 meter events.

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Gebrzihair finished third place in the 5000m race, grabbing the bronze medal.

Abu Mubarik Abu Mubarik Abu Mubarik is a writer at Pulse Ghana with special interests in Ghana politics, international relations and geopolitics.

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