Saturday, 4 September 2021

World Kid Lit Month 2021: CHECHYNA

CHECHYNA: 

Next round: a young athlete's journey to gold. 

By John Spray. 

Arthur Biyarslanov's journey to competitive boxing has not been easy. As a small child he fled Chechnya with his family, dodging bullets and rocket fire and fording a freezing river. As a young Muslim refugee he faced hardships and hostility in his new homes in Azerbaijan and Toronto. 

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