Toronto Bid Farewell To The Late Ethiopian Olympic Hero-Miruts Yifter

Toronto bid farewell to Ethiopia’s running legend.

በ ቅርቡ ከዚህ  አለም በሞት የተለየው የ ጀግናው አትሌት ምሩፅ ይፍጠር ጸሎተ ፍትሐት  80 Tycos Drive በሚገኘው የቅድስት ማርያም ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ተካሄደ ::

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The community conducted a memorial service  and honoured  the late Miruts yifter, an Ethiopian Olympic hero .

Mr. Tameru Tesfaye, a close friend for miruts said Miruts is a national hero forever.
Religious leaders and consecutive speakers also dubbed the Olympic hero miruts as a unifying force for Ethiopians as he raised the Ethiopian flag in Olympics .
A large crowd gathered to pay their tribute to Athlete Miruts . At a  ceremony held at St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church in  Toronto, a short documentary on Miruts’ life was presented.
At the event several of Mirut’s Athletics team mates described him as a person who always wanted to help younger generations .

Mirut’s body will return to Ethiopia this week for a funeral.

photo Yohannes Ayalew

Yohannes Ayalew

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