The Athlete
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Rasselas Lakew |
| Davey Frankel | |
| Screenplay | Rasselas Lakew |
| Davey Frankel | |
| Mikael Aemrio Awake | |
| Producers | Rasselas Lakew |
| Davey Frankel | |
| Darryn Welch | |
| Composers | Christian Meyer |
| Mark Wike | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2219536 |
About The Athlete
After losing the use of his legs in a car accident, marathon runner Abebe Bikila (Rasselas Lakew) finds a new outlet for his athletic ability and competitive nature in archery and a type of sled-dog racing.
Nyad: Netflix film follows swimmer who braved sharks and jellyfish
... " Bening is the best she has ever been as Nyad, embracing The Athlete s stubbornness and strong will to a tee, " " Kudos to [screenwriter Julia] Cox and the entire team for never shying away from the rougher aspects of Diana s personality for the sake of likability , " But speaking about the film more widely, she added: " Nyad simply tries to do too much...
Bianca Williams: Stopped athlete was stereotyped by police, panel told
... Of the use of force against Ms Williams, which included exiting her from the car and handcuffing her, Ms Monaghan said Acting Sgt Simpson " acted unreasonably" in using " immediate force" on The Athlete...
Met PC used low level of force on sprinter, tribunal hears
... The panel heard the officer used a " normal police hold" to place The Athlete s hands behind his back to allow handcuffing and then placed a hand on his shoulder to prevent him " thrashing" back...
Swim England to ban weighing of children
... The policy states those on the " talent pathway" - athletes who are identified as having Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth potential - can be weighed but this should " only be undertaken with clearly documented reasoning, specific to that athlete, and with The Athlete s optimal long-term development in mind"...
Swansea triathlon: Athlete dies during swimming stage event
... Activity Wales Events confirmed the death with " heavy hearts" and offered condolences to The Athlete s family...
What's going on with the Paralympics TikTok?
... " But not all of The Athletes Newsbeat spoke to agree...
Peter Bol: Australian runner's doping row could have global impact
... Others, including Bol himself, have speculated over whether The Athlete s genetic and racial background could have affected his results...
Swim England 'truly sorry' over abuse and bullying claims
... The Athlete, who raced alongside gold medallist Rebecca Adlington in Beijing, ended up quitting aged 24 in 2011 due to a shoulder injury, her hopes of competing at the 2012 London Olympics in tatters...
Bianca Williams: Stopped athlete was stereotyped by police, panel told
An athlete who was stopped and searched believes he is stereotyped by police as a " Black Man in a nice car so he must be engaged in criminality" a misconduct hearing was told.
Ricardo dos Santos, 28, and his partner, British sprinter Bianca Williams , 29, were pulled over outside their west London home In July 2020.
Nothing untoward was found in their car.
Five Met Police officers deny Gross Misconduct .
The couple were stopped outside their home in Maida Vale on 4 July 2020, and had their three-month-old baby with them in their car.
They believe they were racially profiled by the officers.
Karon Monaghan KC, for The Independent Office for Police Conduct, told the hearing in closing submissions that Mr dos Santos had been " repeatedly" stopped and searched by police.
He had been stopped nine times within four weeks of buying a car in 2018, The Panel was told.
Ms Monaghan said: " He believes he is stereotyped as a Black Man in a nice car so he must be engaged in criminality of Some sort. "
She added: " He believes that the officers are racist. He told them that and he continues To Believe that to be the case. "
The Panel has been shown footage of The Incident in which Mr dos Santos swears at the officers involved.
Ms Monaghan said: " His abusive response to The Police is explicable by his experiences - Some of which he described as traumatic.
" In my submission that is understandable. "
She told The Panel that the officers' descriptions of Mr dos Santos' driving as " appalling" " horrendous" and " suspicious" - which were given as reasons for stopping Him - were all labels that " do not reflect the reality".
'Acted unreasonably'Ms Monaghan said the " exaggerated" descriptions of Mr dos Santos' driving were made to " justify What Happened next" when officers detained and searched Him .
She told The Panel that the use of force was " excessive from the outset" and that the sprinter's " swearing and abuse" did not begin before he was " grabbed and subjected to physical restraint".
Of the use of force against Ms Williams, which included exiting her from The Car and handcuffing her, Ms Monaghan said Acting Sgt Simpson " acted unreasonably" in using " immediate force" on The Athlete .
She also said the officers, who claimed they smelled cannabis, " clearly lied".
Acting Sgt Rachel Simpson, PC Allan Casey, PC Clapham, PC Michael Bond and PC Sam Franks deny all charges, including allegations they breached police standards over equality and diversity during the stop and search.
The hearing continues.
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