Despite not having a comfortable pair of spike shoes, Abebe Bikila🇪🇹 ran on barefoot in Rome (1964) to win Africa's first ever Olympic gold 🥇🏃‍♂️ Bikila's heroics in the marathon event have gone on to inspire future generations of long distance runners in his home country Ethiopia, and the East African region at large. Where determination is predominant, failure cannot dismantle the flag of success 🔥 Such is the POWER OF AFRICA 💪 ••• #ethiopia #africa #motivation #explore #powerofafrica #p