Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Lamine Gueye - Senegalese Skier
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January 7, 2017
9 minutes
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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. He talks to Tayo Popoola. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
PHOTO: Lamine Gueye in action (Getty Images)