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Lamine Gueye: Senegalese skiier
The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics.
In 1984, Lamine Gueye of Senegal became the first black African skier to take part in the Winter Olympics.
The grandson of a prominent Senegalese politician, Gueye founded his country's ski federation and for a long time was the only member.
In 2017, he spoke to Tayo Popoola.
A Whistledown Production for 蘑菇短视频 World Service.
(Photo: Lamine at the 1996 World Championships. Credit: Jerome Prevost/TempSport/Corbis/VCG/Getty)
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