Talk:Yemane Negassi

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A fact from Yemane Negassi appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 July 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Eritrean cyclist Yemane Negassi stated that cycling competitions in the nation were previously like "a fight against colonialism"?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:06, 18 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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... that Eritrean cyclist Yemane Negassi had stated that cycling competitions in the nation were previously "a fight against colonialism"?

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- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Margarethe Hardegger

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 15:37, 4 July 2025 (UTC).Reply

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook fact is present in article and checks out. Side note: I'd consider reading WP:INTOTHEWOULDS, which might lead to tighter prose in articles like this. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 06:01, 6 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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