Feyisa Lilesa, the Ethiopian Olympic marathon silver medalist who crossed the finish line in Rio with his wrists crossed above his head in anti-government protest, has arrived in the U.S., according to the BBC.
Lilesa’s agent did not immediately respond to a message seeking confirmation.
On Aug. 21, Lilesa finished second in the Olympic marathon, made the protest gesture at least a few times and then said, “If I go back to Ethiopia, maybe they will kill me, or put me in prison,” according to Agence France-Presse. “It is very dangerous in my country.