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Barefoot Moroccan Boy in Duct Tape Shoes Sparks Social Media Support After Cross Country Race

A young boy participated in the National School Cross Country Championship with his feet almost bare, covered in duct tape. The photo has gone viral on social media.

By Sébastien A.
Barefoot Moroccan Boy in Duct Tape Shoes Sparks Social Media Support After Cross Country Race

A runner unlike the others at the National School Cross Country Championship. On Monday, sports photographer Simo Hamdi posted a photo showing a boy running on the Tamesna racetrack, near Rabat, with his little feet wrapped in duct tape. Quickly, the web is buzzing. In a short time, the post becomes viral. Many Internet users have asked for the coordinates of the young athlete’s family to provide financial support.

A few hours after the first publication of the photo, Moroccan activist Errami Ebdelali posted a series of photos of the boy with his smiling mother. In one of the shots, we see the young athlete posing joyfully with a new pair of fashionable shoes. They thanked the donors for the gesture. "Thank God, the smile has returned to the face of the future Moroccan hero," the caption reads.

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